Peak · Montana
Big Mountain
Big Mountain rises to 2,682 m in Montana. Lakeshore Mountain stands 3,179 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,682 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.69354, -112.47529
- 24.1 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grassy Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Dougherty Butte: 2.4 mi
- Silica Butte: 2.8 mi
- West Peak: 2.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks: 34
- Jessen Park: 12.3 mi
- Twin Bridges City Park: 12.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 12.5 mi
- Thompson Park: 13.3 mi
- Sagebrush flats: 13.7 mi
Springs: 10
- Bull Pen Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hidden Spring: 7.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 12.5 mi
- Muller Spring: 13.3 mi
- Friend Spring: 14.3 mi
Museums: 8
- Jefferson Valley Museum: 21.7 mi
- Church at World Museum of Mining: 22.2 mi
- Bank Building: 22.2 mi
- World Museum of Mining: 22.2 mi
- Piccadilly Museum of Transportation: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 4
- National Museum of Machinery: 9.2 mi
- Town Talk Bakery: 21.4 mi
- The Original Butte Copper Mine: 22.5 mi
- Anselmo Mine: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Melrose: 10.9 mi
- Hecla: 22.8 mi
- Silver Bow: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Our Lady of the Rockies: 21.2 mi
- Granite Mountain Memorial Area: 23.1 mi
- Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 3
- Montana Tech: 22.3 mi
- Bob Green: 22.3 mi
- Orediggers: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 14.0 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 14.2 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Short Slope: 16.2 mi
- Long Slope: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Lost Tomahawk: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Boulder Creek: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Mountain | ESE 111° | 3,179 m | 18.9 mi |
| A P A Mountain | ESE 112° | 3,167 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ESE 111° | 3,165 m | 19.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | N 11° | 3,113 m | 3.4 mi |
| Spuhler Peak | ESE 114° | 3,113 m | 20.8 mi |
| Middle Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,109 m | 21.7 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 358° | 3,055 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | ESE 114° | 3,025 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:38 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:59 | 16:49 |
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 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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