Wapiti Mountain
Wapiti Mountain rises to 2,868 m in Montana. Castle Mountain stands 3,842 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Headstrong Buttress, a peak 1.2 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49087531, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2868 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Creek Vista · 5 mi
- Vista Point Observation Site · 5 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 19 mi
- Falls · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Headstrong Buttress: 1.2 mi
- Westminster Spires: 1.9 mi
- Tolman Point: 2.5 mi
- Towne Point: 3.1 mi
- Tolman Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 6.8 mi
- Finn Park: 7.1 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 7.2 mi
- Pride Park: 7.3 mi
- Field School Park: 7.4 mi
- Calamity Falls: 9.3 mi
- Sentinel Falls: 9.5 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 17.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.1 mi
- Impasse Falls: 19.2 mi
- Limestone Palisades: 6.1 mi
- Gramps Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 22.7 mi
- Sunlight Falls: 24.9 mi
- Corner Spring: 10.9 mi
- Three Corner Spring: 11.2 mi
- Cherry Spring: 22.4 mi
- Chappel Spring: 23.2 mi
- Reef Creek: 20.9 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
- Rock Creek Vista Point: 5.2 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 7.5 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Wapiti Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | W 268° | 3,842 m | 13.8 mi |
| Whitetail Peak | W 264° | 3,821 m | 11.8 mi |
| Silver Run Peak | W 276° | 3,803 m | 9.7 mi |
| Castle Rock Mountain | W 268° | 3,785 m | 14.9 mi |
| Beartooth Mountain | WSW 254° | 3,763 m | 11.2 mi |
| Spirit Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,746 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bowback Mountain | W 276° | 3,746 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sundance Mountain | W 270° | 3,728 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:50 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lodge, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357940396
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