Elk Hill
Elk Hill rises to 1,709 m in Montana. Rocky Mountain stands 2,858 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mule Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1709 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mule Hill: 2.0 mi
- Horse Hill: 2.6 mi
- Arsenic Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Sun Butte: 3.5 mi
- Sulphur Hill: 3.7 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 14.3 mi
- Pishkun National Wildlife Refuge: 18.6 mi
- Willow Creek National Wildlife Refuge: 21.9 mi
- Chinese Wall: 12.5 mi
- Hoadley Reef: 15.5 mi
- Wall Creek Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Limestone Wall: 23.1 mi
- Eagle Point: 24.1 mi
- Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 3.7 mi
- Dean Falls: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Elk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,858 m | 9.5 mi |
| Old Baldy | NNE 12° | 2,769 m | 11.9 mi |
| Three Sisters | WNW 303° | 2,711 m | 11.3 mi |
| Slategoat Mountain | W 263° | 2,707 m | 5.8 mi |
| Redhead Peak | WNW 293° | 2,675 m | 10.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSW 212° | 2,664 m | 15.9 mi |
| Junction Mountain | SW 224° | 2,649 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Lockhart | N 5° | 2,643 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:04 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:46 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 15:50 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357926027
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