Little Sheep Mountain
Little Sheep Mountain rises to 2,090 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Sheep Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045530, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2090 m
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Sheep Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bulldog Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Ironrod Hills: 4.4 mi
- Silica Butte: 4.6 mi
- Dougherty Butte: 4.7 mi
- Jefferson Valley Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
- Jessen Park: 6.9 mi
- Twin Bridges City Park: 7.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 7.1 mi
- Brownes Bridge Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- Hidden Spring: 3.2 mi
- Bull Pen Spring: 3.7 mi
- Muller Spring: 11.7 mi
- Garrison Spring: 12.2 mi
- Mill Spring: 12.5 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 11.9 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 17.8 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 17.8 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 17.8 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 17.8 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 19.3 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 19.4 mi
- Short Slope: 19.5 mi
- Long Slope: 20.2 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 7.5 mi
- Melrose: 13.1 mi
- Lost Tomahawk: 13.7 mi
- Boulder Creek: 14.1 mi
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 20.9 mi
- Jefferson Valley Museum: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Little Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | ESE 104° | 3,218 m | 18.4 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | E 93° | 3,216 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lakeshore Mountain | E 99° | 3,179 m | 14.9 mi |
| A P A Mountain | E 100° | 3,167 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Jackson | E 100° | 3,165 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lonesome Peak | ESE 106° | 3,148 m | 19.9 mi |
| Noble Peak | ESE 105° | 3,147 m | 17.6 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ESE 110° | 3,147 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:37 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 15:59 | 16:49 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357986656
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