Dry Hill
Dry Hill rises to 2,233 m in Montana. Blacktail Mountains stands 2,883 m to the southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Retort Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49025900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,233 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
53 named places within 25 miles
- Retort Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Gallagher Butte: 3.2 mi
- Jim Brown Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Gallagher Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mooney Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Barretts Station Park: 6.3 mi
- Jaycee Park: 11.1 mi
- Vigilante Park: 11.1 mi
- Centennial Park: 11.1 mi
- Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 11.1 mi
- "M": 11.4 mi
- Church: 17.8 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 17.9 mi
- Hotel Meade: 17.9 mi
- Hardware Store Museum: 17.9 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 11.2 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 12.5 mi
- Mill Point: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dry Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktail Mountains | SE 140° | 2,883 m | 6.3 mi |
| Humbolt Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,805 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gallagher Mountain | SW 225° | 2,585 m | 3.8 mi |
| Benson Peak | ENE 65° | 2,583 m | 10.6 mi |
| Gallagher Butte | SW 224° | 2,503 m | 3.2 mi |
| Monument Hill | S 181° | 2,492 m | 12.0 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | SSE 150° | 2,485 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bachelor Mountan | W 272° | 2,298 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:03 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon U OF Montana Western, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357925719
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