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.
| Silver Run Peak | |
|---|---|
  Silver Run Peak Location in Montana  Silver Run Peak Location in the United States | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,547 ft (3,824 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,505 ft (459 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 45°07′16″N 109°32′43″W / 45.12111°N 109.54528°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Carbon County, Montana, U.S. |
| Parent range | Beartooth Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Silver Run Peak |
Climate
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b "Silver Run Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Silver Run Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Silver Run Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "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.
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