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High Mountain

High Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

High Mountain rises to 2,661 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sliding Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49036315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,661 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.17827, -110.77410

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Arch Park Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Albright Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Mammoth Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Lava Creek Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Palette Spring: 14.6 mi
  • New Blue Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Cupid Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Orange Spring Mound: 14.9 mi
  • Dryad Springs: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Parks: 4
  • Arch Park: 10.7 mi
  • Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
  • Willow Park: 21.6 mi
  • Gallatin Game Preserve: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of High Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakSSW3,341 m12.3 mi
Emigrant PeakNNE3,327 m6.7 mi
Mount WallaceE3,240 m15.1 mi
Sheep MountainSE3,189 m5.7 mi
Joseph PeakSSW3,176 m16.1 mi
Monitor PeakE3,168 m6.5 mi
Gray PeakSSW3,139 m17.0 mi
Hyalite PeakNNW3,138 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:36
June solstice05:3620:2921:15
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice08:0015:5516:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455362706960473425
Precip in0.80.60.90.92.01.91.31.01.21.51.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357959026

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