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Lava Mountain

Lava Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.58048, -112.16722

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
Springs: 11
  • 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
Museums: 8
Hot springs: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakE 100°3,218 m6.1 mi
Hollowtop MountainENE 74°3,216 m8.0 mi
Lakeshore MountainENE 70°3,179 m2.9 mi
A P A MountainENE 70°3,167 m2.4 mi
Mount JacksonENE 77°3,165 m3.2 mi
Lonesome PeakESE 106°3,148 m7.6 mi
Noble PeakESE 102°3,147 m5.3 mi
Thompson PeakESE 116°3,147 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0219:41
June solstice05:4020:3621:22
September equinox07:1618:4919:28
December solstice08:0715:5916:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736435159656355443223
Precip in0.20.20.40.81.72.20.90.80.90.70.30.3

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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