Canyon Mountain
Canyon Mountain rises to 2,272 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Limestone Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,272 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Limestone Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Dutchman Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Humbolt Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Armstrong Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Greenstone Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Clark's Lookout State Park: 12.4 mi
- Clarks Lookout State Park: 12.5 mi
- Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 12.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 13.0 mi
- Ray Lynch Park: 13.1 mi
- Warm Spring: 7.0 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 13.8 mi
- Box Spring: 14.0 mi
- Mill Spring: 14.2 mi
- Garrison Spring: 14.4 mi
- "M": 12.1 mi
- Hangmans Gulch: 16.5 mi
- Hotel Meade: 16.6 mi
- Church: 16.6 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 16.6 mi
- Mill Point: 15.3 mi
- Long Slope: 22.0 mi
- Short Slope: 22.0 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 12.5 mi
- Coolidge: 14.0 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 4.5 mi
- The Sandbar: 7.3 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 13.2 mi
- Lupine Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Canyon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | NW 317° | 3,394 m | 11.0 mi |
| Torrey Mountain | NW 309° | 3,392 m | 10.1 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NNW 338° | 3,238 m | 15.2 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | W 267° | 3,211 m | 10.4 mi |
| Alturas Number Two Mountain | WNW 282° | 3,191 m | 9.8 mi |
| Barb Mountain | NW 321° | 3,190 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Alverson | NW 325° | 3,176 m | 14.0 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | WNW 292° | 3,174 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:38 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:02 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen 4 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357933634
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