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Trap Mountain

Trap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Trap Mountain rises to 2,480 m in Montana. Flint Mountain stands 2,749 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 2.1 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49084626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,480 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.46716, -113.08811

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • North Fork Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Morrell Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Holland Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 24.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 14.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 15.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flint MountainSE2,749 m12.0 mi
Twin PeaksNE2,664 m2.1 mi
Junction MountainNNW2,649 m3.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE2,634 m7.9 mi
Red ButteN2,614 m8.6 mi
Cliff MountainN2,611 m13.2 mi
Una MountainW2,604 m12.3 mi
Puma PeakSW2,602 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0519:45
June solstice05:3620:4621:34
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:1815:5216:44

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, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357940180

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