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Scenic Overlook

Scenic Overlook from directly overhead

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. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.84876, -114.27775
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 34
  • Hog Heaven Range: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Johns: 8.8 mi
  • Kerr Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Sunset Point: 10.0 mi
  • Angel Hill: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • 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
  • Echo Lake Cosway Entrance: 22.7 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Blair's Meadow: 20.3 mi
  • Woodland Gazebo: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mud Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Albino Buffalo: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat PeakSE 140°2,434 m21.9 mi
Moss PeakSE 128°2,303 m18.2 mi
Cedar PeakSE 128°2,299 m20.1 mi
Mount Orvis EvansENE 59°2,266 m22.2 mi
Sixmile MountainENE 64°2,249 m22.2 mi
Broken Leg MountainNE 52°2,244 m23.3 mi
Con Kelley MountainENE 73°2,153 m24.3 mi
Tom Tom MountainNE 53°2,151 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:0919:50
June solstice05:3920:5221:40
September equinox07:2518:5619:37
December solstice08:2415:5416:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137445360686758473730
Precip in1.71.01.31.82.53.21.31.11.72.41.71.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bigfork 13 S, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1285328105

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