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Bum Shot Mountain

Bum Shot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bum Shot Mountain rises to 2,290 m in Montana. Old Baldy stands 2,769 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennie Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2290 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.07468, -112.86145

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 6
  • Wapiti Park: 10.8 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
  • Chief Mountain and Old North Trail Historical Marker: 18.5 mi
  • Dupuyer Historical Marker: 18.5 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Bum Shot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old BaldyS 173°2,769 m15.4 mi
Mount WrightS 175°2,701 m6.7 mi
Pentagon MountainSW 230°2,698 m15.9 mi
Mount LockhartS 177°2,643 m10.5 mi
Mount FieldWNW 298°2,600 m6.4 mi
Choteau MountainSE 145°2,560 m11.9 mi
Teton PeakS 175°2,560 m12.9 mi
Morningstar MountainNW 316°2,553 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0319:44
June solstice05:3220:4721:36
September equinox07:1918:5019:31
December solstice08:2015:4716:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232431404855636254423124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blackleaf, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933538

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