Henderson Mountain
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
- 3,131 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 13.4 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 9 mi
- Crazy Creek · 11 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 17 mi
- Rock Creek Vista · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chimney Rock: 0.4 mi
- Crown Butte: 0.8 mi
- Fisher Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Scotch Bonnet Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 1.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Soda Butte Cone: 15.7 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 17.3 mi
- Devil's Den: 24.3 mi
- Wahb spring: 17.9 mi
- Calcite Springs: 24.2 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 23.5 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 24.2 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 2.3 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 3.0 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 3.5 mi
- Willow Park: 8.4 mi
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 16.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NE 41° | 3,904 m | 10.2 mi |
| Granite Peak (Northwest Peak) | NE 39° | 3,882 m | 10.2 mi |
| Tempest Mountain | NE 43° | 3,791 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Peal | NE 48° | 3,778 m | 11.3 mi |
| Glacier Peak | NE 35° | 3,762 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Villard | NE 39° | 3,735 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cairn Mountain | NE 47° | 3,725 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mystic Mountain | NNE 33° | 3,686 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:52 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Gate, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357935612
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