Scenic Overlook
Scenic Overlook is a rest area in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 928 m. Goat Peak stands 2,434 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Cliff / snpc'anč'štis / k̓aǂtnawi¢nuk, a cliff 0.8 miles away. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Walstead Park: 2.6 mi
- Big Arm Unit - Flathead Lake State Park: 3.1 mi
- Lake Mary Ronan State Park: 7.6 mi
- Flathead Lake State Park - West Shore Unit: 8.1 mi
- West Shore Unit - Flathead Lake State Park: 8.3 mi
- Hog Heaven Range: 7.3 mi
- Mount Johns: 8.8 mi
- Kerr Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Angel Hill: 10.7 mi
- Blacktail Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Polson Flathead Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village: 13.9 mi
- Three Chiefs Culture Center: 17.5 mi
- Garden of the Rockies Museum: 23.5 mi
- LaRue Hot Springs Museum: 23.9 mi
- hogheaven work: 9.7 mi
- Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village: 13.8 mi
- Base Camp Bigfork: 17.3 mi
- Echo Lake Cosway entrance: 22.6 mi
- Conrad Mansion: 24.1 mi
- Johnson Barn: 1.9 mi
- Johnson Homestead: 2.0 mi
- Family Life Christian Church Large Wooden Cross: 23.5 mi
- Flathead County Veterans Memorial: 24.3 mi
- Chief Cliff / snpc'anč'štis / k̓aǂtnawi¢nuk: 0.8 mi
- Chief Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Painted Rocks: 6.6 mi
- Skeeko Bay: 2.0 mi
- Long Beach: 15.9 mi
- Blair's Meadow: 20.3 mi
- Woodland Gazebo: 24.4 mi
- Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area: 20.1 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
- Albino Buffalo: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scenic Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Peak | SE 140° | 2,434 m | 21.9 mi |
| Moss Peak | SE 128° | 2,303 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cedar Peak | SE 128° | 2,299 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Orvis Evans | ENE 59° | 2,266 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sixmile Mountain | ENE 64° | 2,249 m | 22.2 mi |
| Broken Leg Mountain | NE 52° | 2,244 m | 23.3 mi |
| Con Kelley Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,153 m | 24.3 mi |
| Tom Tom Mountain | NE 53° | 2,151 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:09 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:52 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 15:54 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bigfork 13 S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1285328105
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