Lava Mountain
Lava Mountain rises to 2,820 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the east, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Baldy Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
mountain in Madison County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2820 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Baldy Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Smelter Mountain: 1.6 mi
- A P A Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lakeshore Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mount Jackson: 3.2 mi
- Jefferson Valley Historical Marker: 7.5 mi
- Twin Bridges City Park: 8.3 mi
- Jessen Park: 8.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.7 mi
- Sheridan City Park: 8.7 mi
- Hidden Spring: 9.7 mi
- Bull Pen Spring: 13.3 mi
- Friend Spring: 20.4 mi
- Box Spring: 20.9 mi
- Box Spring: 20.9 mi
- Jefferson Valley Museum: 20.0 mi
- Nevada City Museum Entrance & Music Hall: 21.2 mi
- Alder Gulch Short Line Steam Railroad Museum: 21.2 mi
- River of Gold: 21.4 mi
- Kiskadden’s Stone Block: 22.5 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 14.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 14.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 14.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 14.7 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 13.1 mi
- 2 Story Outhouse: 21.2 mi
- Place of Discovery: 23.0 mi
- Pony: 14.2 mi
- Nevada City: 21.2 mi
- Boulder Creek: 2.8 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 9.4 mi
- Lost Tomahawk: 11.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Lava Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | E 100° | 3,218 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,216 m | 8.0 mi |
| Lakeshore Mountain | ENE 70° | 3,179 m | 2.9 mi |
| A P A Mountain | ENE 70° | 3,167 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ENE 77° | 3,165 m | 3.2 mi |
| Lonesome Peak | ESE 106° | 3,148 m | 7.6 mi |
| Noble Peak | ESE 102° | 3,147 m | 5.3 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ESE 116° | 3,147 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:36 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 15:59 | 16:48 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 785985 — Lava Mountain, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357936307
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