Indian Head
Indian Head rises to 1,950 m in Montana. Maiden Peak stands 3,115 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area, a park 2.7 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49038477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1950 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 25 mi
- Westward View · 25 mi
72 named places within 25 miles
- Jim Brown Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Gallagher Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Mooney Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Gallagher Butte: 11.6 mi
- Da-ek Dow Go-et Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 2.7 mi
- Old Trail to the Gold Diggins Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
- Bannack Historical Marker: 13.6 mi
- Barretts Station Park: 13.9 mi
- Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 21.2 mi
- Church: 12.5 mi
- School & Masonic Lodge: 12.5 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 12.5 mi
- Hardware Store Museum: 12.6 mi
- Hotel Meade: 12.6 mi
- Mill Point: 19.1 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 21.8 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 22.9 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indian Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Peak | SW 220° | 3,115 m | 13.9 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SSW 212° | 3,099 m | 18.3 mi |
| Horse Prairie Mountain | SSW 212° | 3,089 m | 18.3 mi |
| Bloody Dick Peak | WNW 302° | 2,984 m | 22.0 mi |
| Ellis Peak | S 190° | 2,953 m | 16.5 mi |
| Dixon Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,926 m | 21.6 mi |
| Painter Peak | NW 304° | 2,924 m | 21.3 mi |
| Grassy Top | S 179° | 2,917 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:38 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:05 | 16:54 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 18 WSW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 772694 — Indian Head, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357927424
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