Skip to content

Blaze Mountain

Blaze Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blaze Mountain rises to 3,128 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallatin Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

Blaze Mountain is a 10,384-foot (3,165-metre) summit located in Madison County, Montana, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49014200, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,128 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.36798, -111.41191

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gallatin Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Chipperfield: 4.0 mi
  • Wilson Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Brainstorm Knob: 5.1 mi
  • Castle Rock: 6.1 mi
Parks: 11
  • Fire Pit Park: 9.0 mi
  • Town Center Park: 9.0 mi
  • Town Center: 9.1 mi
  • Golden Stone Park - North: 9.1 mi
  • Golden Stone Park - South: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Gallatin Tower: 9.3 mi
  • Waltz Formation: 9.4 mi
  • First Buttress: 9.4 mi
  • Black Line Buttress: 9.5 mi
  • Fish Face: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Madison Valley History Museum: 18.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Norris Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Palisade Falls: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeaksS3,428 m23.0 mi
Koch PeakS3,408 m23.0 mi
Lone MountainSSW3,397 m6.5 mi
Gallatin PeakE3,357 m2.2 mi
No Man PeakSSW3,285 m21.2 mi
Cedar MountainSSW3,267 m11.2 mi
Wilson PeakSE3,199 m5.1 mi
Jumbo MountainE3,175 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:5919:38
June solstice05:3820:3321:18
September equinox07:1318:4619:25
December solstice08:0315:5716:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192229354451605851392618
Precip in1.81.51.92.42.83.21.31.61.71.81.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SKY 2wnw, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933276

More peaks in Montana

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Blaze Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens