Graphite Mountain
Graphite Mountain rises to 2,867 m in Montana. Eighteenmile Peak stands 3,347 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Top, a peak 2.7 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,867 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
38 named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Top: 2.7 mi
- Sourdough Peak: 2.7 mi
- Ellis Peak: 3.9 mi
- Timber Butte: 5.6 mi
- Medicine Lodge Peak: 7.4 mi
- Dell Park: 11.1 mi
- Lima City Park: 17.8 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 18.3 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Graphite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighteenmile Peak | S 190° | 3,347 m | 19.5 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | SE 133° | 3,341 m | 20.7 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | SW 222° | 3,280 m | 11.7 mi |
| Lima Peaks | SE 129° | 3,260 m | 20.8 mi |
| Maiden Peak | NW 307° | 3,115 m | 12.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WNW 283° | 3,099 m | 10.6 mi |
| Horse Prairie Mountain | WNW 283° | 3,089 m | 10.6 mi |
| Red Conglomerate Peaks | SE 135° | 3,067 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:06 | 16:55 |
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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 784195 — Graphite Mountain, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357935267
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