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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
2,711 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.77300, -113.08284

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 5.1 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 19.9 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 22.0 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 24.7 mi
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 MountainENE2,858 m13.4 mi
Old BaldyENE2,769 m13.3 mi
Slategoat MountainSSE2,707 m7.8 mi
Silvertip MountainW2,699 m7.9 mi
Pentagon MountainN2,698 m10.8 mi
Redhead PeakS2,675 m1.9 mi
Mount LockhartNE2,643 m15.0 mi
Red ButteS2,614 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 50–80 °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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