Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 3,105 m in Montana. Echo Peak stands 3,414 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Targhee Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Fremont County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5586021.
Wikidata Q49013704, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,105 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Targhee Peak: 1.5 mi
- Bald Peak: 3.4 mi
- Lionhead: 4.6 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Coffin Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park: 6.7 mi
- Howard Spring Wayside: 6.8 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 13.0 mi
- Grouse Court: 15.2 mi
- Hayden Street Woods: 15.2 mi
- Brower's Spring: 11.5 mi
- Corey Spring: 13.5 mi
- Big Springs: 16.5 mi
- Latham Spring: 21.8 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 15.9 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 16.0 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 15.9 mi
- Old Railway Station: 16.2 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Union Pacific Pylon: 16.0 mi
- Madison River: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Peak | N 352° | 3,414 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hilgard Peak | N 351° | 3,409 m | 14.4 mi |
| Imp Peak | N 355° | 3,393 m | 19.5 mi |
| Dutchman Peak | N 352° | 3,318 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | N 358° | 3,295 m | 18.1 mi |
| Finger Mountain | NNW 348° | 3,256 m | 19.1 mi |
| Woodward Mountain | N 0° | 3,246 m | 20.6 mi |
| Sage Peak | NNE 29° | 3,189 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:31 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:00 | 16:49 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hebgen DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662927
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 15 mi
- West Yellowstone · 16 mi
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