The Guestbook
The Guestbook is an attraction in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 3,394 m. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.
A statue-like installation contains a guestbook and a few other surprises left by guests at the highest point of Lone Mountain.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 0.4 mi
- Brainstorm Knob: 1.4 mi
- Andesite Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Pioneer Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Fire Pit Park: 7.0 mi
- Town Center Park: 7.0 mi
- Golden Stone Park - North: 7.0 mi
- Golden Stone Park - South: 7.0 mi
- Town Center: 7.1 mi
- Red Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Gallatin Tower: 14.2 mi
- First Buttress: 14.3 mi
- Waltz Formation: 14.4 mi
- Black Line Buttress: 14.4 mi
- Madison Valley History Museum: 16.8 mi
- Thompson-Hickman Museum: 23.9 mi
- Ranks Drug Store Museum: 24.1 mi
- J. Spencer Watkins Memorial Museum: 24.1 mi
- Kiskadden’s Stone Block: 24.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Union City Christeot Mill: 22.9 mi
- Place of Discovery: 24.0 mi
- Madison Base: 2.4 mi
- Norris Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
- Union City: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of The Guestbook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Peaks | S 181° | 3,428 m | 16.7 mi |
| Koch Peak | S 182° | 3,408 m | 16.7 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SE 136° | 3,397 m | 0.0 mi |
| Imp Peak | S 180° | 3,393 m | 19.8 mi |
| Gallatin Peak | NNE 34° | 3,357.3 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | S 177° | 3,295 m | 21.1 mi |
| No Man Peak | S 191° | 3,285 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SW 228° | 3,267 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:32 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:57 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 26 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SKY 2wnw, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5955677756
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