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. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49010987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,111 m
How to reach it
99 named places within 25 miles
- Mad Wolf Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Spot Mountain: 1.2 mi
- 7885 ft: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Plume Mountain (8724 ft): 2.5 mi
- Bad Marriage Mountain: 2.8 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
- Weeping Wall: 20.6 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 24.1 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 11.9 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 15.6 mi
- McCarthyville: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 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 |
| 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 |
| Mount Henry | S 172° | 2,682 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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