Peak · Montana
Mineral Mountain
Mineral Mountain rises to 3,191 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Meridian Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 1.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,191 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.03077, -109.99796
- 1.7 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 10 mi
- Crazy Creek · 12 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 19 mi
- Rock Creek Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Meridian Peak: 0.3 mi
- Sunset Peak: 1.0 mi
- Miller Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Wolverine Peak: 1.7 mi
- Crown Butte: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Crazy Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
- Impasse Falls: 13.9 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 20.3 mi
- Tower Fall: 21.3 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 7.8 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Reef Creek: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Soda Butte Cone: 13.0 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 19.1 mi
- Devil's Den: 21.3 mi
- Petrified Tree: 23.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Wahb spring: 15.5 mi
- Calcite Springs: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Overhanging Cliff: 21.3 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 1.7 mi
Museums: 1
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 3.4 mi
Parks: 1
- Willow Park: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Mineral Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NE 45° | 3,904 m | 13.0 mi |
| Granite Peak (Northwest Peak) | NE 43° | 3,882 m | 13.0 mi |
| Glacier Peak | NE 41° | 3,762 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Villard | NE 45° | 3,735 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cairn Mountain | NE 50° | 3,725 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mystic Mountain | NE 39° | 3,686 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Wilse | NE 42° | 3,593 m | 9.5 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NNE 26° | 3,582 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:54 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:53 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 36 | 22 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooke City 2 W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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