Jumbo Mountain
Jumbo Mountain rises to 2,970 m in Montana. Homer Youngs Peak stands 3,234 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040321, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,970 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
61 named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 2.2 mi
- Bitterroot Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Hirschy Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Island Park: 20.6 mi
- Town Square Park: 20.7 mi
- City Park: 21.0 mi
- Kid's Creek Park: 21.1 mi
- Red Rock: 11.5 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 13.4 mi
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Lewis and Clark Monument: 12.2 mi
- Fire FIghter Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Lemhi County Fairgrounds: 17.5 mi
- Sacajawea Interpretive Center: 20.9 mi
- Leesburg: 24.2 mi
- Overwich Falls: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jumbo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Youngs Peak | SSE 163° | 3,234 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sacajawea Peaks | SSE 168° | 3,154 m | 14.4 mi |
| Hirschy Mountain | SSE 164° | 3,134 m | 5.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | S 170° | 3,134 m | 13.3 mi |
| Freeman Peak | S 171° | 3,132 m | 12.6 mi |
| Center Mountain | SSE 164° | 3,113 m | 16.1 mi |
| Copperhead Peak | S 177° | 3,065 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ajax Peak | S 180° | 3,028 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:42 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:06 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 30 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibbonsville #2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357936079
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