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Bighorn Mountain

Bighorn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2471 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.03106, -112.94645

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 6
  • 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
  • Chief Mountain and Old North Trail Historical Marker: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old BaldySSE 155°2,769 m13.5 mi
Mount WrightSE 129°2,701 m5.9 mi
Pentagon MountainSW 229°2,698 m10.9 mi
Mount LockhartSSE 149°2,643 m8.7 mi
Mount FieldNNW 344°2,600 m6.2 mi
Teton PeakSSE 153°2,560 m11.0 mi
Choteau MountainESE 122°2,560 m12.7 mi
Morningstar MountainNNW 341°2,553 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0419:45
June solstice05:3320:4721:36
September equinox07:1918:5119:31
December solstice08:2015:4816:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232431404855636254423124

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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