Garfield Mountain
Garfield Mountain rises to 3,341 m in Montana. Scott Peak stands 3,468 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lima Peaks, a peak 1.6 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49031075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3341 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
41 named places within 25 miles
- Lima Peaks: 1.6 mi
- Red Conglomerate Peaks: 2.5 mi
- Red Conglomerate Peaks: 2.7 mi
- Knob Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Knob Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Great Northern Railway Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Lima City Park: 8.1 mi
- Dell Park: 14.7 mi
- Old Trail to the Gold Diggins Historical Marker: 24.6 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Red Rocks Parking Area, I-15 Southbound: 24.5 mi
- Red Rocks Parking Area, I-15 Northbound: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garfield Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Peak | SW 221° | 3,468 m | 15.2 mi |
| Webber Peak | SW 219° | 3,409 m | 15.5 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | WSW 255° | 3,347 m | 19.2 mi |
| Italian Peak | SW 226° | 3,331 m | 16.0 mi |
| Italian Peak | SW 226° | 3,290 m | 16.0 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WNW 284° | 3,280 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lima Peaks | NE 43° | 3,260 m | 1.6 mi |
| Heart Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,174 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:35 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:06 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357935033
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