Bighorn Mountain
Bighorn Mountain rises to 2,471 m in Montana. Old Baldy stands 2,769 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway Points, a peak 1.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,471 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gateway Points: 1.9 mi
- Bowl Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mount Patrick Gass: 3.2 mi
- Bloody Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mount Drouillard: 3.9 mi
- Walling Reef: 8.3 mi
- Volcano Reef: 10.4 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Limestone Wall: 17.6 mi
- Wall Creek Cliffs: 21.3 mi
- Wapiti Park: 8.0 mi
- Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 18.9 mi
- Dean Falls: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Bighorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Baldy | SSE 155° | 2,769 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Wright | SE 129° | 2,701 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pentagon Mountain | SW 229° | 2,698 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Lockhart | SSE 149° | 2,643 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Field | NNW 344° | 2,600 m | 6.2 mi |
| Teton Peak | SSE 153° | 2,560 m | 11.0 mi |
| Choteau Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,560 m | 12.7 mi |
| Morningstar Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,553 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:04 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:47 | 21:36 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 15:48 | 16:42 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blackleaf, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 779902 — Bighorn Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357933127
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