Burns Mountain
Burns Mountain rises to 2,056 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Timber Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,056 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
82 named places within 25 miles
- Timber Butte: 2.2 mi
- Mooney Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Jim Brown Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Quartz Hill: 10.3 mi
- Dry Hill: 10.6 mi
- Barretts Station Park: 4.7 mi
- Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 9.9 mi
- Museum and Depot Park: 10.6 mi
- Jaycee Park: 10.6 mi
- West Side Park: 10.7 mi
- Church: 7.9 mi
- Hangmans Gulch: 7.9 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 8.0 mi
- Hotel Meade: 8.0 mi
- Hardware Store Museum: 8.0 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 10.6 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 11.4 mi
- Mill Point: 13.5 mi
- The Sandbar: 16.4 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 18.9 mi
- Warm Spring: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burns Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | NNW 345° | 3,394 m | 23.8 mi |
| Torrey Mountain | NNW 342° | 3,392 m | 22.3 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,211 m | 17.1 mi |
| Alturas Number Two Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,191 m | 19.0 mi |
| Barb Mountain | NNW 347° | 3,190 m | 23.7 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | NNW 335° | 3,174 m | 20.7 mi |
| Comet Mountain | NNW 335° | 3,114 m | 23.8 mi |
| Tent Mountain | NNW 338° | 3,104 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:38 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:04 | 16:53 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 18 WSW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924490
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