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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 3,337 m in Montana. Mount Douglas stands 3,439 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Marten Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

Black Mountain is a 10,941-foot (3,335-metre) summit located in Park County, Montana, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49013731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3337 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.47133, -110.46631

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
Cliffs: 9
  • Obscurity Crag: 9.5 mi
  • 7-11 Crag: 9.6 mi
  • Boundary Crag: 9.6 mi
  • Allenspur Main Cliff: 9.8 mi
  • Under the Sea Wall: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Natural Bridge Waterfall: 13.7 mi
  • Passage Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Palisade Falls: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DouglasSE 126°3,439 m19.5 mi
Mount CowenS 189°3,417 m5.8 mi
Chalice PeakESE 120°3,364 m22.0 mi
Monument PeakSSE 148°3,351 m22.4 mi
Snowy PeakESE 123°3,340 m19.6 mi
Emigrant PeakSW 219°3,327 m18.5 mi
Black SpireSSW 196°3,305 m5.8 mi
The NeedlesSE 133°3,292 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5519:34
June solstice05:3420:2921:15
September equinox07:1018:4219:21
December solstice08:0015:5216:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937445259676658463527
Precip in0.60.60.91.62.32.91.61.31.51.50.90.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 12 S, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933216

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