Blacktail Mountains
Blacktail Mountains rises to 2,883 m in Montana. Hogback Mountain stands 3,224 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Retort Mountain, a peak 5.9 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,883 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
53 named places within 25 miles
- Retort Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Dry Hill: 6.3 mi
- Gallagher Butte: 6.8 mi
- Gallagher Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 8.3 mi
- Barretts Station Park: 12.6 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 15.0 mi
- Centennial Park: 16.0 mi
- Vigilante Park: 16.0 mi
- Jaycee Park: 16.1 mi
- "M": 16.8 mi
- Church: 23.6 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 23.7 mi
- Hotel Meade: 23.8 mi
- School & Masonic Lodge: 23.8 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 16.2 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 17.4 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Buffalo Jumps: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blacktail Mountains. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,224 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sunset Peak | ESE 113° | 3,215 m | 23.0 mi |
| Olson Peak | ESE 110° | 3,180 m | 23.0 mi |
| Antone Peak | SE 126° | 3,113 m | 24.4 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SE 125° | 3,059 m | 21.7 mi |
| Dixon Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,926 m | 22.0 mi |
| Graphite Mountain | SW 224° | 2,867 m | 24.8 mi |
| Gallagher Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,585 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:36 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:03 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon U OF Montana Western, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 769009 — Blacktail Mountains, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357924178
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