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Arsenic Mountain

Arsenic Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Arsenic Mountain rises to 2,587 m in Montana. Rocky Mountain stands 2,858 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49009098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,587 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.68272, -112.81643

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 12.6 mi
  • Pishkun National Wildlife Refuge: 15.7 mi
  • Willow Creek National Wildlife Refuge: 19.2 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Arsenic Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainN2,858 m9.0 mi
Old BaldyN2,769 m11.8 mi
Three SistersWNW2,711 m13.9 mi
Slategoat MountainW2,707 m8.7 mi
Redhead PeakWNW2,675 m13.5 mi
Twin PeaksSW2,664 m17.5 mi
Junction MountainSW2,649 m18.4 mi
Mount LockhartN2,643 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0319:44
June solstice05:3420:4521:34
September equinox07:1918:5019:31
December solstice08:1815:4916:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357932614

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