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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
2575 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 19.0 miles of Circle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeaksS 180°3,428 m6.4 mi
Echo PeakS 181°3,414 m13.0 mi
Hilgard PeakS 180°3,409 m14.8 mi
Koch PeakS 181°3,408 m6.4 mi
Lone MountainN 2°3,397 m10.2 mi
Imp PeakS 178°3,393 m9.6 mi
Gallatin PeakNNE 15°3,357.3 m17.1 mi
Dutchman PeakS 180°3,318 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 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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933912

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