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Dry Lake Mountains

Dry Lake Mountains, seen from above at true elevation

Dry Lake Mountains rises to 1,836 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill, a peak 3.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1836 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.78548, -112.03388

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
  • Father De Smet Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition Campsite Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 8.0 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 8.5 mi
  • Bull Mountain State Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Round Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Friend Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Bull Pen Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Norris Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Renova Hotspring: 4.5 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 4.5 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 4.5 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 4.5 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Three Forks Rest Area: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Dry Lake Mountains. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakS 182°3,218 m15.2 mi
Hollowtop MountainS 174°3,216 m12.0 mi
Lakeshore MountainSSW 196°3,179 m13.6 mi
A P A MountainSSW 198°3,167 m14.0 mi
Mount JacksonSSW 194°3,165 m13.9 mi
Lonesome PeakS 177°3,148 m16.2 mi
Noble PeakS 185°3,147 m15.3 mi
Thompson PeakS 178°3,147 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0119:41
June solstice05:3920:3621:22
September equinox07:1618:4819:28
December solstice08:0715:5716:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736435159656355443223
Precip in0.20.20.40.81.72.20.90.80.90.70.30.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 782656 — Dry Lake Mountains, Madison County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357934500

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