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Gold Hill

Gold Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gold Hill rises to 1,712 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Madison County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032119, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1712 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.78159, -112.10194

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition Campsite Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
  • Father De Smet Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 11.1 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 11.8 mi
  • Bull Mountain State Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Friend Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Round Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Bull Pen Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Norris Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Renova Hotspring: 1.4 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 1.4 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 1.4 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • Jefferson Valley Museum: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakS 169°3,218 m15.2 mi
Hollowtop MountainSSE 159°3,216 m12.5 mi
Lakeshore MountainS 182°3,179 m12.9 mi
A P A MountainS 184°3,167 m13.1 mi
Mount JacksonS 180°3,165 m13.2 mi
Lonesome PeakSSE 165°3,148 m16.5 mi
Noble PeakS 173°3,147 m15.1 mi
Thompson PeakSSE 167°3,147 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0219:41
June solstice05:3920:3721:23
September equinox07:1618:4919:28
December solstice08:0715:5716:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736435159656355443223
Precip in0.20.20.40.81.72.20.90.80.90.70.30.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 784059 — Gold Hill, Madison County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357935167

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