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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
2587 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.68272, -112.81643

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 12.0 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 12.6 mi
  • Pishkun National Wildlife Refuge: 15.7 mi
  • Willow Creek National Wildlife Refuge: 19.2 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 MountainN 5°2,858 m9.0 mi
Old BaldyN 359°2,769 m11.8 mi
Three SistersWNW 297°2,711 m13.9 mi
Slategoat MountainW 266°2,707 m8.7 mi
Redhead PeakWNW 289°2,675 m13.5 mi
Twin PeaksSW 220°2,664 m17.5 mi
Junction MountainSW 231°2,649 m18.4 mi
Mount LockhartN 355°2,643 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 5080 °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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