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Medicine Mountain

Medicine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Medicine Mountain rises to 3,512 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3512 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.08883, -109.61211

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Sentinel Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Impasse Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Calamity Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Medicine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakWNW 298°3,903.5 m10.8 mi
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)WNW 299°3,882 m11.3 mi
Castle MountainNW 308°3,842 m1.1 mi
Whitetail PeakE 90°3,821 m1.2 mi
Silver Run PeakNE 56°3,803 m4.0 mi
Tempest MountainWNW 302°3,791 m10.3 mi
Castle Rock MountainWNW 288°3,785 m2.1 mi
Mount PealWNW 302°3,778 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5219:31
June solstice05:3220:2521:10
September equinox07:0618:3919:18
December solstice07:5515:5116:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272632374654626254423225
Precip in1.11.52.02.74.13.02.31.92.02.51.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mystic Lake, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 787174 — Medicine Mountain, Carbon County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357936929

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