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Three Sisters

Three Sisters, seen from above at true elevation

Three Sisters rises to 2,711 m in Montana. Rocky Mountain stands 2,858 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Redhead Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2711 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.77300, -113.08284

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 5
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 5.1 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 14.1 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 19.9 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 22.0 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 9.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 14.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Three Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainENE 78°2,858 m13.4 mi
Old BaldyENE 65°2,769 m13.3 mi
Slategoat MountainSSE 151°2,707 m7.8 mi
Silvertip MountainW 276°2,699 m7.9 mi
Pentagon MountainN 350°2,698 m10.8 mi
Redhead PeakS 190°2,675 m1.9 mi
Mount LockhartNE 46°2,643 m15.0 mi
Red ButteS 186°2,614 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0419:45
June solstice05:3520:4721:35
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:1915:5016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357957131

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