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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
3,267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.22798, -111.52941

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
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 PeaksSSE3,428 m13.6 mi
Echo PeakS3,414 m20.0 mi
Hilgard PeakS3,409 m21.8 mi
Koch PeakSSE3,408 m13.6 mi
Lone MountainNE3,397 m5.2 mi
Imp PeakSSE3,393 m16.8 mi
Gallatin PeakNE3,357 m12.5 mi
Dutchman PeakS3,318 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 50–80 °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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