Lion Mountain
Lion Mountain rises to 2,424 m in Montana. Mount Douglas stands 3,439 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Rae, a peak 3.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Park County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49044429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,424 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Rae: 3.8 mi
- Elephanthead Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Mount McKnight: 5.3 mi
- Baker Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Mount Delano: 6.0 mi
- North Pass Creek Spring: 19.8 mi
- South Pass Creek Spring: 20.0 mi
- Quaker Spring: 20.6 mi
- Whittaker Spring: 22.8 mi
- McKinsey Spring: 23.1 mi
- Pine Creek Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Miles Park: 13.5 mi
- G Street Park: 13.6 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 13.6 mi
- Ninth Street Park: 13.7 mi
- Obscurity Crag: 11.3 mi
- 7-11 Crag: 11.4 mi
- Boundary Crag: 11.4 mi
- Allenspur Main Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Yellowstone River Island Wilderness Study Area: 14.7 mi
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 21.6 mi
- BLM: 24.2 mi
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 7.0 mi
- Passage Falls: 20.8 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 7.1 mi
- Fort Parker: 13.2 mi
- Livingston Depot: 14.1 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Museum: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Lion Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Douglas | SE 146° | 3,439 m | 18.0 mi |
| Tumble Mountain | SE 131° | 3,435 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Cowen | SW 216° | 3,417 m | 11.4 mi |
| Chalice Peak | SE 138° | 3,364 m | 19.7 mi |
| Snowy Peak | SE 143° | 3,340 m | 17.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 238° | 3,337 m | 6.8 mi |
| Black Spire | SW 219° | 3,305 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Needles | S 169° | 3,292 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:29 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:52 | 16:41 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 12 S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 786205 — Lion Mountain, Park County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357936429
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