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Cayuse Mountain

Cayuse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cayuse Mountain rises to 2,153 m in Montana. Mount Baldy stands 2,878 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bilk Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Kings Hill Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Broadwater County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018825, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2153 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.67438, -111.45163

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Parks: 17
  • Mahogany Cove Day Use Site: 12.3 mi
  • Shannon Boat Launch: 12.7 mi
  • Chalet: 12.9 mi
  • Camp Baker: 15.6 mi
  • Black Sandy State Park: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Lorelei day use area: 12.7 mi
  • Fish Hawk Day use Area: 12.9 mi
  • Townsend Fairgrounds: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lewis Clark picnic: 12.8 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Gulch Water Source: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cayuse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BaldySSE 149°2,878 m18.9 mi
Mount EdithSE 143°2,877 m21.0 mi
Boulder BaldySE 144°2,724 m10.1 mi
Boulder MountainSSE 152°2,680 m10.2 mi
Casey PeakSW 226°2,588 m24.4 mi
Moors MountainNW 318°2,432 m20.3 mi
Hogback MountainNW 311°2,381 m16.1 mi
Avalanche ButteNNW 344°2,344 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:5919:38
June solstice05:3320:3721:24
September equinox07:1318:4519:25
December solstice08:0815:5016:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222332394856636253413022
Precip in1.01.11.12.12.63.61.91.41.41.60.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millegan 14 SE, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357941369

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