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Comet Mountain

Comet Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Comet Mountain rises to 3,114 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the east-northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddleback Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

Comet Mountain, 3113 m (10213 feet), is a mountain peak in the Pioneer Mountains of the state of Montana, United States, located in Beaverhead County 42 km northwest of Dillon.

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Wikidata Q16950441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3114 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.45965, -113.04393

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Hangmans Gulch: 20.5 mi
  • Hotel Meade: 20.7 mi
  • Hardware Store Museum: 20.7 mi
  • Skinner's Saloon: 20.7 mi
  • School & Masonic Lodge: 20.7 mi
Parks: 4
  • Crystal Park: 3.3 mi
  • Storm Park: 11.3 mi
  • Brownes Bridge Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
  • Happy Camp Park: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Coolidge: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lupine Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • The Sandbar: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Aspen Rest Stop: 9.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Comet Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tweedy MountainENE 69°3,394 m4.1 mi
Torrey MountainE 94°3,392 m3.5 mi
Granite MountainNE 36°3,238 m9.3 mi
Baldy MountainS 173°3,211 m7.2 mi
Alturas Number Two MountainSSE 160°3,191 m4.8 mi
Barb MountainENE 72°3,190 m5.0 mi
Mount AlversonNNE 34°3,176 m5.9 mi
Highboy MountainSSE 150°3,174 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0619:45
June solstice05:4420:3921:25
September equinox07:2018:5219:32
December solstice08:1016:0316:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222635425058656355433022
Precip in0.20.40.50.81.71.70.80.90.70.70.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen 4 N, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 781543 — Comet Mountain, Beaverhead County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357934021

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