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French Bar Mountain

French Bar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

French Bar Mountain rises to 1,389 m in Montana. Boulder Baldy stands 2,724 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Goon Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1389 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.63994, -111.73720

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Chalet: 1.1 mi
  • Shannon Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
  • Mahogany Cove Day Use Site: 5.0 mi
  • Eastgate Village Park: 8.1 mi
  • Kennedy Park: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
Gardens: 8
Museums: 8
Attractions: 3
  • Fish Hawk Day use Area: 1.1 mi
  • Lorelei day use area: 2.3 mi
  • Great Northern Carousel: 14.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Gulch Water Source: 1.4 mi
  • Elkhorn Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Bomar Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lewis and Clark Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Lewis Clark picnic: 2.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of French Bar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder BaldyESE 106°2,724 m20.3 mi
Boulder MountainESE 110°2,680 m19.5 mi
Casey PeakSSW 195°2,588 m15.1 mi
High PeakSSW 197°2,585 m16.4 mi
Moors MountainN 360°2,432 m17.4 mi
Bullock HillSSW 200°2,413 m21.1 mi
Hogback MountainN 6°2,381 m12.9 mi
Avalanche ButteNE 56°2,344 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0019:40
June solstice05:3420:3821:25
September equinox07:1518:4719:26
December solstice08:0915:5116:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232736455462716959463323
Precip in0.40.40.51.01.92.21.11.01.00.80.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helena AP Asos, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 800815 — French Bar Mountain, Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357956661

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