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Henderson Mountain

Henderson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Henderson Mountain rises to 3,131 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 0.4 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

Henderson Mountain is a 10,343-foot (3,153-metre) summit in Park County, Montana, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49035983, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3131 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.05225, -109.94518

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 7
  • Impasse Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Woodbine Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Sentinel Falls: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Warm Creek Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Soda Butte Creek: 10.6 mi
  • Reef Creek: 23.6 mi
  • Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Cooke City Historical Marker: 2.4 mi
  • Willow Park: 8.4 mi
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Cooke City Montana Museum: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Henderson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNE 41°3,903.5 m10.2 mi
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)NE 39°3,882 m10.2 mi
Tempest MountainNE 43°3,791 m10.9 mi
Mount PealNE 48°3,778 m11.3 mi
Glacier PeakNE 35°3,762 m8.2 mi
Mount VillardNE 39°3,735 m8.7 mi
Cairn MountainNE 47°3,725 m9.6 mi
Mystic MountainNNE 33°3,686 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:32
June solstice05:3420:2621:11
September equinox07:0818:4019:19
December solstice07:5615:5216:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151825324250575547362313

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Gate, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357935612

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