Cave Mountain
Cave Mountain rises to 3,023 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.
The story
mountain in Madison County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3023 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lion Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Big Horn Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Granite Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Windy Hill: 3.6 mi
- Black Butte: 4.4 mi
- Wall Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area: 21.6 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 24.9 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Maloney Spring: 21.2 mi
- Union City: 22.7 mi
- Union City Christeot Mill: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Cave Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Peaks | ENE 58° | 3,428 m | 17.6 mi |
| Echo Peak | E 80° | 3,414 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hilgard Peak | E 86° | 3,409 m | 15.0 mi |
| Koch Peak | ENE 58° | 3,408 m | 17.5 mi |
| Imp Peak | ENE 68° | 3,393 m | 16.5 mi |
| Dutchman Peak | E 83° | 3,318 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | ENE 74° | 3,295 m | 17.3 mi |
| No Man Peak | NE 48° | 3,285 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:33 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:00 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alder 17 S, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 802073 — Cave Mountain, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357957316
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