Medicine Lodge Peak
Medicine Lodge Peak rises to 2,761 m in Montana. Eighteenmile Peak stands 3,347 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis Peak, a peak 3.7 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,761 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward View · 24 mi
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 24 mi
33 named places within 25 miles
- Ellis Peak: 3.7 mi
- Tepee Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Maiden Peak: 4.6 mi
- Elk Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Horse Prairie Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 16.0 mi
- Dell Park: 17.6 mi
- The Most Distant Fountain: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Medicine Lodge Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighteenmile Peak | S 174° | 3,347 m | 23.7 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | S 188° | 3,280 m | 13.2 mi |
| Maiden Peak | NW 308° | 3,115 m | 4.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WSW 245° | 3,099 m | 4.7 mi |
| Horse Prairie Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,089 m | 4.8 mi |
| East and West Peak | W 279° | 3,010 m | 18.8 mi |
| Goat Mountain | W 277° | 3,007 m | 19.3 mi |
| Ellis Peak | SE 138° | 2,953 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:06 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:06 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 17 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadore #2, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 787173 — Medicine Lodge Peak, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357936926
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