Swinging Bridge
Swinging Bridge is an attraction in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 588 m. Treasure Mountain stands 2,338 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kootenai Falls Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Libby Dam · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kootenai Mountain: 1.7 mi
- King Mountain: 2.6 mi
- William Grambauer Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain: 3.3 mi
- China Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Kootenai River Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
- Troy City Park: 5.4 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 5.6 mi
- Montway Park: 10.4 mi
- Fireman Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 0.4 mi
- Yaak Falls: 14.4 mi
- Leigh Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 0.3 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 18.3 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 0.4 mi
- Ross Point: 19.3 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Osprey Landing Boat Launch: 16.7 mi
- Troy Museum: 5.5 mi
- Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
- Lincoln County Veteran's Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 18.7 mi
- City of Eagles: 10.9 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Swinging Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,338 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Snowy | SSE 156° | 2,321 m | 13.5 mi |
| Dome Mountain | S 172° | 2,290 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSE 168° | 2,283 m | 8.7 mi |
| Grambauer Mountain | SSE 161° | 2,245 m | 3.7 mi |
| Gordon Mountain | S 175° | 2,235 m | 10.9 mi |
| Parmenter Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,226 m | 6.9 mi |
| Weir Peak | SSE 163° | 2,211 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:15 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 21:00 | 21:49 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:33 | 15:56 | 16:51 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/980665042
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