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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
1,389 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: 10
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 BaldyESE2,724 m20.3 mi
Boulder MountainESE2,680 m19.5 mi
Casey PeakSSW2,588 m15.1 mi
High PeakSSW2,585 m16.4 mi
Moors MountainN2,432 m17.4 mi
Bullock HillSSW2,413 m21.1 mi
Hogback MountainN2,381 m12.9 mi
Avalanche ButteNE2,344 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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