Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain rises to 2,769 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,769 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cave Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Gold Butte: 3.8 mi
- Freezeout Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Lion Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Big Horn Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Wall Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 24.3 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Maloney Spring: 22.4 mi
- Union City: 23.8 mi
- Union City Christeot Mill: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Peaks | NE 53° | 3,428 m | 15.1 mi |
| Echo Peak | ENE 78° | 3,414 m | 12.2 mi |
| Hilgard Peak | E 87° | 3,409 m | 12.1 mi |
| Koch Peak | NE 53° | 3,408 m | 15.1 mi |
| Imp Peak | ENE 65° | 3,393 m | 13.8 mi |
| Dutchman Peak | E 82° | 3,318 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | ENE 72° | 3,295 m | 14.5 mi |
| No Man Peak | NE 41° | 3,285 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:32 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:00 | 16:49 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hebgen DAM, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 784174 — Granite Mountain, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357935238
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