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Wolverine Peak

Wolverine Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Wolverine Peak rises to 3,194 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

Wolverine Peak is a mountain in the Absaroka Range in the state of Montana, United States. It has a height of 10,479 feet (3,194 m) and is located in the Park County. The summit of Wolverine Peak is located at the triple border point between the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Custer National Forest and Yellowstone National Park.

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Wikidata Q17107947, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3194 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.05327, -110.00935

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 7
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Impasse Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Tower Fall: 21.5 mi
  • Woodbine Falls: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Warm Creek Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Soda Butte Creek: 8.9 mi
  • Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Parks: 2
  • Cooke City Historical Marker: 3.4 mi
  • Willow Park: 10.9 mi
Springs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 3.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Cooke City Montana Museum: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Wolverine Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNE 52°3,903.5 m12.4 mi
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)NE 50°3,882 m12.3 mi
Glacier PeakNE 49°3,762 m10.3 mi
Mount VillardNE 52°3,735 m10.9 mi
Cairn MountainENE 58°3,725 m12.1 mi
Mystic MountainNE 46°3,686 m11.4 mi
Mount WilseNE 52°3,593 m8.8 mi
Wolf MountainNE 35°3,582 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:33
June solstice05:3420:2621:11
September equinox07:0818:4119:19
December solstice07:5615:5316:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151825324149565447362214
Precip in2.22.01.92.32.93.22.01.81.72.22.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooke City 2 W, 3 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 801715 — Wolverine Peak, Park County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357957206

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