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Big Mountain

Big Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Mountain rises to 1,999 m in Montana. Crow Peak stands 2,861 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Glendale Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012630, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1999 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.27132, -111.72442

96 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Parks: 21
  • Heritage Park: 10.3 mi
  • Massa Park: 10.3 mi
  • Thars Gold in Them Thar Hills Historical Marker: 10.5 mi
  • Memorial VeteranPark: 10.5 mi
  • Elkhorn State Park: 10.6 mi
Springs: 8
  • White Rock Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Piedmont Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Elkhorn Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Bomar Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Two Sam Spring: 4.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Townsend Fairgrounds: 12.2 mi
  • Edgewater Farms: 12.6 mi
  • Jefferson County Fairgrounds: 19.2 mi
  • Lorelei day use area: 23.8 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Elder Creek Picinic Area: 22.9 mi
  • Lewis Clark picnic: 23.5 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Tizer Botanic Garden & Arboretum: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Three Forks Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crow PeakW 280°2,861 m8.7 mi
Elkhorn PeakWNW 285°2,855 m9.7 mi
Windy PointWNW 284°2,751 m10.1 mi
Casey PeakNNW 337°2,588 m11.8 mi
High PeakNNW 332°2,585 m11.1 mi
Mount ThompsonW 279°2,415 m23.7 mi
Bullock HillNW 306°2,413 m9.6 mi
Sixmile MountainESE 102°2,321 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0019:40
June solstice05:3620:3721:23
September equinox07:1518:4719:26
December solstice08:0815:5316:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837455360686657453324
Precip in0.30.30.40.91.82.51.21.10.80.60.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 3SE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 794755 — Big Mountain, Broadwater County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357941354

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