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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
3128 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 PeaksS 186°3,428 m23.0 mi
Lone MountainSSW 197°3,397 m6.5 mi
Gallatin PeakE 89°3,357.3 m2.2 mi
No Man PeakSSW 193°3,285 m21.2 mi
Cedar MountainSSW 211°3,267 m11.2 mi
Wilson PeakSE 124°3,199 m5.1 mi
Jumbo MountainE 98°3,175 m6.3 mi
Mount BoleE 80°3,148 m20.4 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 5080 °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

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