Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain rises to 3,238 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the south-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Barbour Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.
Wikidata Q49032764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,238 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barbour Hill: 1.6 mi
- Keokirk Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Brownes Peak: 2.3 mi
- Sharp Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Tahepia: 2.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 13.1 mi
- Warm Spring: 15.4 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 15.9 mi
- Muller Spring: 16.1 mi
- Garrison Spring: 17.4 mi
- Storm Park: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Park: 10.0 mi
- Happy Camp Park: 13.0 mi
- Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 17.4 mi
- Long Slope: 9.4 mi
- Short Slope: 9.9 mi
- Mill Point: 23.5 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 10.8 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 22.0 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 22.0 mi
- Coolidge: 7.4 mi
- Lupine Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- The Sandbar: 13.9 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | SSW 195° | 3,394 m | 6.3 mi |
| Torrey Mountain | SSW 195° | 3,392 m | 8.0 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | SSW 197° | 3,211 m | 15.4 mi |
| Alturas Number Two Mountain | SSW 198° | 3,191 m | 12.6 mi |
| Barb Mountain | S 187° | 3,190 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Alverson | SW 220° | 3,176 m | 3.4 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | SSW 201° | 3,174 m | 10.9 mi |
| Black Lion Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,167 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:39 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:02 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen 4 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357935243
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