Dixon Mountain
Dixon Mountain rises to 2,926 m in Montana. Scott Peak stands 3,468 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dell Park, a park 3.8 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49025081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,926 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
44 named places within 25 miles
- Timber Butte: 3.9 mi
- Red Butte: 4.9 mi
- Graphite Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Grassy Top: 8.2 mi
- Sourdough Peak: 8.2 mi
- Dell Park: 3.8 mi
- Lima City Park: 9.7 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 21.0 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 9.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dixon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Peak | S 186° | 3,468 m | 23.9 mi |
| Webber Peak | S 186° | 3,409 m | 24.5 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | SSW 213° | 3,347 m | 20.6 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | SSE 149° | 3,341 m | 14.2 mi |
| Italian Peak | S 191° | 3,290 m | 23.7 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,280 m | 17.1 mi |
| Lima Peaks | SE 143° | 3,260 m | 13.8 mi |
| Maiden Peak | WNW 298° | 3,115 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:36 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:06 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 782423 — Dixon Mountain, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357934414
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