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Loco Mountain

Loco Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Loco Mountain rises to 2,817 m in Montana. Crazy Peak stands 3,407 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lebo Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

The story

Loco Mountain, el. 9,242 feet (2,817 m) is a mountain peak on the eastern face of the Crazy Mountains in Meagher County, Montana. It is located within the Lewis and Clark National Forest.

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Wikidata Q20714754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2817 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.22467, -110.33575

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
  • Lebo Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Target Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Cinnamon Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Virginia Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Davey Butte: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Parks: 4
  • Eagle Park: 8.7 mi
  • Veterans Park: 22.3 mi
  • Shields River Valley Historical Marker: 23.7 mi
  • Crazy Mountains Historical Marker: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Loco Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crazy PeakS 169°3,407 m14.6 mi
Iddings PeakS 176°3,334 m14.6 mi
Big Timber PeakSSE 166°3,281 m14.3 mi
Conical PeakS 179°3,262 m11.7 mi
Fairview PeakS 171°3,099 m18.7 mi
Granite PeakS 173°3,079 m13.0 mi
Sunlight PeakSSW 199°3,074 m8.8 mi
Black MountainSSW 202°2,825 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5419:34
June solstice05:3020:3121:17
September equinox07:0918:4119:21
December solstice08:0215:4816:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384754626253423123
Precip in0.80.71.12.13.03.51.61.61.61.51.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilsall 8 ENE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 786424 — Loco Mountain, Meagher County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357936560

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