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Barb Mountain

Barb Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Barb Mountain rises to 3,190 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the west, 0.9 miles off. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3,190 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.48215, -112.94587

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • Storm Park: 6.8 mi
  • Crystal Park: 7.5 mi
  • Happy Camp Park: 18.9 mi
  • Clark's Lookout State Park: 22.8 mi
  • Clarks Lookout State Park: 22.9 mi
Springs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Hangmans Gulch: 22.1 mi
  • Hotel Meade: 22.3 mi
  • Hardware Store Museum: 22.3 mi
  • Skinner's Saloon: 22.3 mi
  • School & Masonic Lodge: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Coolidge: 4.5 mi
  • Clark's Lookout Monument: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Aspen Rest Stop: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • The Sandbar: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lupine Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Barb Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tweedy MountainW3,394 m0.9 mi
Torrey MountainSW3,392 m2.2 mi
Granite MountainN3,238 m6.0 mi
Baldy MountainSSW3,211 m9.6 mi
Alturas Number Two MountainSSW3,191 m6.8 mi
Mount AlversonNNW3,176 m3.7 mi
Highboy MountainSW3,174 m5.3 mi
Black Lion MountainNNW3,167 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0519:44
June solstice05:4420:3921:25
September equinox07:2018:5219:31
December solstice08:1016:0216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222635425058656355433022
Precip in0.20.40.50.81.71.70.80.90.70.70.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen 4 N, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357932811

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