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Silver Run Peak

Coordinates: 45°07′16″N 109°32′43″W / 45.12111°N 109.54528°W / 45.12111; -109.54528
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Silver Run Peak
Silver Run Peak is located in Montana
Silver Run Peak
Silver Run Peak
Location in Montana
Silver Run Peak is located in the United States
Silver Run Peak
Silver Run Peak
Location in the United States
Highest point
Elevation12,547 ft (3,824 m)[1]
Prominence1,505 ft (459 m)[1]
Coordinates45°07′16″N 109°32′43″W / 45.12111°N 109.54528°W / 45.12111; -109.54528[2]
Geography
LocationCarbon County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeBeartooth Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Silver Run Peak

Silver Run Peak (12,547 feet (3,824 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, the six tallest in Montana, and is located in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Custer National Forest. Silver Run Peak is the high point of the expansive Silver Run Plateau, a high-altitude plateau in the eastern Beartooth Mountains.

Climate

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Climate data for Silver Run Peak 45.1181 N, 109.5513 W, Elevation: 12,146 ft (3,702 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 17.9
(−7.8)
17.0
(−8.3)
21.7
(−5.7)
27.3
(−2.6)
36.4
(2.4)
46.6
(8.1)
57.0
(13.9)
56.3
(13.5)
47.5
(8.6)
34.7
(1.5)
23.1
(−4.9)
17.1
(−8.3)
33.6
(0.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 8.6
(−13.0)
6.9
(−13.9)
11.0
(−11.7)
15.8
(−9.0)
24.5
(−4.2)
33.8
(1.0)
42.9
(6.1)
42.3
(5.7)
34.3
(1.3)
23.1
(−4.9)
13.9
(−10.1)
8.2
(−13.2)
22.1
(−5.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −0.6
(−18.1)
−3.2
(−19.6)
0.4
(−17.6)
4.2
(−15.4)
12.6
(−10.8)
21.0
(−6.1)
28.9
(−1.7)
28.4
(−2.0)
21.1
(−6.1)
11.6
(−11.3)
4.7
(−15.2)
−0.8
(−18.2)
10.7
(−11.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.58
(116)
4.07
(103)
4.09
(104)
3.96
(101)
6.01
(153)
3.13
(80)
1.86
(47)
1.52
(39)
2.11
(54)
2.96
(75)
4.16
(106)
4.62
(117)
43.07
(1,095)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Silver Run Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Silver Run Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Silver Run Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 12, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.