Benson Peak
Benson Peak rises to 2,583 m in Montana. Hogback Mountain stands 3,224 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Iron Mine, a peak 2.2 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2583 m
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
59 named places within 25 miles
- The Iron Mine: 2.2 mi
- Timber Hill: 10.2 mi
- Dry Hill: 10.6 mi
- Blacktail Mountains: 10.8 mi
- Retort Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.2 mi
- Vigilante Park: 10.4 mi
- Dan Ibey Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 10.7 mi
- Ray Lynch Park: 10.8 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 11.4 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 24.3 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 10.8 mi
- "M": 12.1 mi
- Buffalo Jumps: 16.3 mi
- Warm Spring: 23.5 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | SE 133° | 3,224 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sunset Peak | SE 139° | 3,215 m | 24.0 mi |
| Olson Peak | SE 137° | 3,180 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sliderock Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,142 m | 23.6 mi |
| Spur Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,049 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | E 89° | 2,952 m | 24.3 mi |
| Blacktail Mountains | SSW 211° | 2,883 m | 10.8 mi |
| Snowcrest Mountain | ESE 111° | 2,740 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:36 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:02 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon U OF Montana Western, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2434931 — Benson Peak, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357986738
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