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Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Mountain rises to 3,267 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area, a park 3.6 miles away.

The story

Cedar Mountain is a 10,780-foot (3,286-metre) summit located in Madison County, Montana, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49019019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.22798, -111.52941

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Red Cliff: 14.7 mi
  • Gallatin Tower: 19.4 mi
  • First Buttress: 19.5 mi
  • Waltz Formation: 19.5 mi
  • Black Line Buttress: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Union City Christeot Mill: 18.8 mi
  • Place of Discovery: 20.5 mi
  • 2 Story Outhouse: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Maloney Spring: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Montana State Rest Area: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeaksSSE 165°3,428 m13.6 mi
Echo PeakS 171°3,414 m20.0 mi
Hilgard PeakS 171°3,409 m21.8 mi
Koch PeakSSE 166°3,408 m13.6 mi
Lone MountainNE 48°3,397 m5.2 mi
Imp PeakSSE 167°3,393 m16.8 mi
Gallatin PeakNE 39°3,357.3 m12.5 mi
Dutchman PeakS 171°3,318 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:39
June solstice05:3920:3321:18
September equinox07:1418:4719:25
December solstice08:0315:5816:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192229354451605851392618
Precip in1.81.51.92.42.83.21.31.61.71.81.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SKY 2wnw, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933801

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