West Peak
West Peak rises to 2,944 m in Montana. Lakeshore Mountain stands 3,179 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
West Peak, el. 9,659 feet (2,944 m), is a mountain peak in the Highland Mountains in Madison County, Montana. It rises due west from Table Mountain in the same range. The peak is located in the Deerlodge National Forest. The headwaters of Hell's Canyon Creek, a significant tributary of the Jefferson River flow off the southeast face of the peak.
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Wikidata Q25240787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2944 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 1.2 mi
- East Peak: 2.4 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Big Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Thompson Park: 10.6 mi
- Sagebrush flats: 11.0 mi
- Jefferson Valley Historical Marker: 11.4 mi
- Humbug Spires Primitive Area Historical Marker: 11.9 mi
- Blacktail Canyon Trailhead: 12.4 mi
- Bull Pen Spring: 5.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 9.1 mi
- Friend Spring: 12.4 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 14.3 mi
- Muller Spring: 15.6 mi
- Church at World Museum of Mining: 19.4 mi
- Bank Building: 19.4 mi
- World Museum of Mining: 19.4 mi
- World Museum of Mining: 19.5 mi
- Piccadilly Museum of Transportation: 19.5 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 17.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 17.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 17.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 17.7 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 10.1 mi
- Town Talk Bakery: 18.6 mi
- The Original Butte Copper Mine: 19.8 mi
- Anselmo Mine: 19.9 mi
- Our Lady of the Rockies: 18.5 mi
- Our Lady Of The Rockies: 18.5 mi
- Granite Mountain Memorial Area: 20.3 mi
- Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Montana Tech: 19.5 mi
- Bob Green: 19.5 mi
- Bob Green: 19.5 mi
- Orediggers: 19.6 mi
- Melrose: 11.9 mi
- Silver Bow: 20.7 mi
- Hecla: 23.3 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 11.9 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 12.0 mi
- Short Slope: 16.1 mi
- Long Slope: 16.8 mi
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Lost Tomahawk: 14.3 mi
- Boulder Creek: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of West Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Mountain | ESE 118° | 3,179 m | 20.4 mi |
| A P A Mountain | ESE 119° | 3,167 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ESE 118° | 3,165 m | 20.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | ENE 61° | 3,113 m | 1.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 20° | 3,055 m | 0.8 mi |
| Manhead Mountain | ESE 103° | 3,024 m | 20.3 mi |
| East Peak | ENE 69° | 3,017 m | 2.4 mi |
| Old Baldy Mountain | SE 126° | 3,010 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:38 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:59 | 16:49 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Divide, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2486866 — West Peak, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357986745
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