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Lick Mountain

Lick Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lick Mountain rises to 2,337 m in Montana. Rocky Mountain stands 2,858 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonlight Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49044132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,337 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.84911, -113.02867

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 3.1 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 16.9 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 17.0 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 8.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 17.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Lick Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainESE2,858 m10.9 mi
Old BaldyE2,769 m9.5 mi
Three SistersSSW2,711 m5.8 mi
Slategoat MountainS2,707 m12.1 mi
Mount WrightNE2,701 m12.2 mi
Silvertip MountainWSW2,699 m11.3 mi
Pentagon MountainNW2,698 m7.0 mi
Redhead PeakSSW2,675 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0419:45
June solstice05:3420:4721:35
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:1915:4916:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357956771

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