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Canyon Mountain

Canyon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2272 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.36409, -112.81170

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • 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
Springs: 8
Attractions: 7
  • "M": 12.1 mi
  • Hangmans Gulch: 16.5 mi
  • Hotel Meade: 16.6 mi
  • Church: 16.6 mi
  • Skinner's Saloon: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Clark's Lookout Monument: 12.5 mi
  • Coolidge: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Aspen Rest Stop: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • The Sandbar: 7.3 mi
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lupine Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Hot springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tweedy MountainNW 317°3,394 m11.0 mi
Torrey MountainNW 309°3,392 m10.1 mi
Granite MountainNNW 338°3,238 m15.2 mi
Baldy MountainW 267°3,211 m10.4 mi
Alturas Number Two MountainWNW 282°3,191 m9.8 mi
Barb MountainNW 321°3,190 m10.4 mi
Mount AlversonNW 325°3,176 m14.0 mi
Highboy MountainWNW 292°3,174 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0519:44
June solstice05:4420:3821:24
September equinox07:1918:5219:31
December solstice08:0916:0216:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222635425058656355433022
Precip in0.20.40.50.81.71.70.80.90.70.70.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen 4 N, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933634

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