Basin Mountain
Basin Mountain rises to 2,111 m in Montana. Rising Wolf Mountain stands 2,899 m to the south-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mad Wolf Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49010987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2111 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mad Wolf Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Spot Mountain: 1.2 mi
- 2530: 1.3 mi
- 7885 ft: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Plume Mountain (8724 ft): 2.5 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 3.7 mi
- Atlantic Falls: 4.3 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 4.8 mi
- Aster falls: 5.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.9 mi
- Beaver Slide: 15.0 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 18.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 20.7 mi
- Grinnell Point: 21.9 mi
- Glacier Wall: 23.1 mi
- All Chief's Park: 15.9 mi
- Blackfeet Park: 16.0 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
- Camp Disappointment Historical Marker: 22.0 mi
- Weeping Wall: 20.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 22.3 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 24.1 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 11.9 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 15.6 mi
- John Frank Stevens: 16.1 mi
- McCarthyville: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Basin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Wolf Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,899 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | SSW 208° | 2,862 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount James | WNW 291° | 2,857 m | 6.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | WSW 249° | 2,856 m | 3.0 mi |
| 2825 | SSW 199° | 2,825 m | 3.9 mi |
| Flinsch Peak | SW 232° | 2,809 m | 6.0 mi |
| Norris Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,716 m | 8.0 mi |
| White Calf Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,699 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:50 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 15:46 | 16:41 |
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 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 10 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357923703
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 21 mi
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