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Little Sheep Mountain

Little Sheep Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.62881, -112.41362

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • 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
Springs: 11
  • 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
Hot springs: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakESE 104°3,218 m18.4 mi
Hollowtop MountainE 93°3,216 m19.6 mi
Lakeshore MountainE 99°3,179 m14.9 mi
A P A MountainE 100°3,167 m14.3 mi
Mount JacksonE 100°3,165 m15.2 mi
Lonesome PeakESE 106°3,148 m19.9 mi
Noble PeakESE 105°3,147 m17.6 mi
Thompson PeakESE 110°3,147 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0319:42
June solstice05:4120:3721:23
September equinox07:1718:5019:29
December solstice08:0815:5916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357986656

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