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Lone Mountain

Lone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lone Mountain rises to 3,397 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Guestbook, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Lone Mountain (11,167 feet (3,404 m)) is in the Madison Range in the U.S. state of Montana. The summit is located in Lee Metcalf Wilderness within Gallatin and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. Lone Mountain is 16.63 mi (26.76 km) north of Koch Peak.

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Wikidata Q49046119, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3397 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.27806, -111.45030

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Castle Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Brainstorm Knob: 1.4 mi
  • Andesite Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Pioneer Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Spirit Mountain: 3.3 mi
Parks: 12
  • Fire Pit Park: 6.9 mi
  • Town Center Park: 7.0 mi
  • Golden Stone Park - North: 7.0 mi
  • Golden Stone Park - South: 7.0 mi
  • Town Center: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Red Cliff: 12.8 mi
  • Gallatin Tower: 14.2 mi
  • First Buttress: 14.3 mi
  • Waltz Formation: 14.4 mi
  • Black Line Buttress: 14.4 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
  • Union City Christeot Mill: 22.9 mi
  • Place of Discovery: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Springs: 1
  • Norris Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Lone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeaksS 181°3,428 m16.7 mi
Koch PeakS 182°3,408 m16.7 mi
Imp PeakS 180°3,393 m19.8 mi
Gallatin PeakNNE 33°3,357.3 m7.5 mi
Sentinel PeakS 177°3,295 m21.1 mi
No Man PeakS 191°3,285 m14.8 mi
Cedar MountainSW 228°3,267 m5.2 mi
Finger MountainS 186°3,256 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:5919:38
June solstice05:3920:3221:18
September equinox07:1418:4619:25
December solstice08:0315:5716:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192229354451605851392618
Precip in1.81.51.92.42.83.21.31.61.71.81.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SKY 2wnw, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357936591

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