Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 2,616 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the south-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Helmet, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013723, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,616 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Helmet: 1.4 mi
- Circle Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Pioneer Mountain: 6.0 mi
- No Man Peak: 6.6 mi
- Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Wall Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
- Golden Stone Park - South: 12.5 mi
- Golden Stone Park - North: 12.6 mi
- Fire Pit Park: 12.6 mi
- Madison Valley History Museum: 16.7 mi
- Thompson-Hickman Museum: 22.0 mi
- Ranks Drug Store Museum: 22.2 mi
- J. Spencer Watkins Memorial Museum: 22.2 mi
- Kiskadden’s Stone Block: 22.2 mi
- Red Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Gallatin Tower: 22.6 mi
- First Buttress: 22.7 mi
- Waltz Formation: 22.8 mi
- Black Line Buttress: 22.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Union City Christeot Mill: 19.2 mi
- Place of Discovery: 21.9 mi
- 2 Story Outhouse: 23.5 mi
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness: 8.3 mi
- Gallatin Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- The Guestbook: 8.8 mi
- Madison Base: 11.2 mi
- Union City: 20.4 mi
- Nevada City: 23.5 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Maloney Spring: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Peaks | SSE 158° | 3,428 m | 9.4 mi |
| Echo Peak | SSE 168° | 3,414 m | 15.6 mi |
| Hilgard Peak | SSE 169° | 3,409 m | 17.4 mi |
| Koch Peak | SSE 159° | 3,408 m | 9.4 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NNE 26° | 3,397 m | 8.8 mi |
| Imp Peak | SSE 162° | 3,393 m | 12.4 mi |
| Gallatin Peak | NNE 29° | 3,357 m | 16.2 mi |
| Dutchman Peak | SSE 168° | 3,318 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:32 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:58 | 16:47 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 26 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SKY 2wnw, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 780005 — Black Mountain, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357933211
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