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McCartney Mountain

McCartney Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McCartney Mountain rises to 2,465 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Muller Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49048567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2465 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.52936, -112.62229

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • Brownes Bridge Historical Marker: 3.6 mi
  • Storm Park: 11.6 mi
  • Beaverhead Rock State Park: 12.8 mi
  • Beaverhead Rock Historical Marker: 13.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 13.8 mi
Springs: 10
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Coolidge: 20.3 mi
  • Clark's Lookout Monument: 20.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • The Sandbar: 19.9 mi
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lupine Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of McCartney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tweedy MountainWSW 259°3,394 m17.0 mi
Torrey MountainWSW 253°3,392 m17.7 mi
Granite MountainW 280°3,238 m15.2 mi
Barb MountainWSW 258°3,190 m16.0 mi
Mount AlversonW 270°3,176 m17.2 mi
Black Lion MountainWNW 291°3,167 m19.0 mi
Mount TahepiaW 274°3,155 m17.0 mi
Table MountainNNE 28°3,113 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0419:43
June solstice05:4220:3821:24
September equinox07:1818:5119:30
December solstice08:0816:0116:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222635425058656355433022
Precip in0.20.40.50.81.71.70.80.90.70.70.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen 4 N, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357936844

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