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. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 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
- 3,341 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
34 named places within 25 miles
- Lima Peaks: 1.6 mi
- Red Conglomerate Peaks: 2.5 mi
- Knob Mountain: 3.2 mi
- The Thumb: 4.3 mi
- Horse Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Lima City Park: 8.1 mi
- Dell Park: 14.7 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 7.9 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 |
| 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 |
| Red Conglomerate Peaks | SSE 153° | 3,067 m | 2.5 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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