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Circle Mountain

Circle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Circle Mountain rises to 2,575 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Shedhorn Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49020765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,575 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.13021, -111.45857

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
Cliffs: 6
  • Red Cliff: 11.0 mi
  • Gallatin Tower: 22.6 mi
  • First Buttress: 22.7 mi
  • Black Line Buttress: 22.7 mi
  • Waltz Formation: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.1 mi
  • Union City Christeot Mill: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Montana State Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Madison Valley History Museum: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Maloney Spring: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Circle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeaksS3,428 m6.4 mi
Echo PeakS3,414 m13.0 mi
Hilgard PeakS3,409 m14.8 mi
Koch PeakS3,408 m6.4 mi
Lone MountainN3,397 m10.2 mi
Imp PeakS3,393 m9.6 mi
Gallatin PeakNNE3,357 m17.1 mi
Dutchman PeakS3,318 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:38
June solstice05:3920:3221:17
September equinox07:1418:4619:25
December solstice08:0215:5816:47

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933912

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