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.

Silver Run Peak
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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[2]
Geography
Location	Carbon County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Beartooth Mountains
Topo map	USGS Silver Run Peak

Climate

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

1. "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.