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Ward Peak

Ward Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Ward Peak rises to 3,078 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is South Baldy Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087589, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3078 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.48576, -111.91859

97 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • Adobetown Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
  • Nevada City Historical Marker: 12.6 mi
  • Virginia City Park: 13.3 mi
  • Ennis Lions Club Community Park: 13.4 mi
  • Virginia City Historical Marker: 13.5 mi
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 5
Hot springs: 4
  • Renova Hotspring: 23.4 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 23.4 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 23.4 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Norris Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Maloney Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNW 312°3,218 m8.2 mi
Hollowtop MountainNNW 333°3,216 m9.8 mi
Lakeshore MountainNW 309°3,179 m12.0 mi
A P A MountainNW 307°3,167 m12.3 mi
Mount JacksonNW 309°3,165 m11.5 mi
Lonesome PeakNW 313°3,148 m6.5 mi
Thompson PeakWNW 301°3,147 m5.8 mi
Noble PeakNW 308°3,147 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0119:40
June solstice05:4020:3521:21
September equinox07:1518:4819:27
December solstice08:0515:5816:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635415057656455443223
Precip in0.40.50.71.11.82.31.41.21.21.00.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurin 2NE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 792819 — Ward Peak, Madison County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357940406

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