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Mineral Mountain

Mineral Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mineral Mountain rises to 3,131 m in Montana. Mount Cowen stands 3,417 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Monitor Peak, a peak 3.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Park County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3131 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.21466, -110.61549

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Arch Park Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Albright Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Mammoth Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Lava Creek Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Palette Spring: 17.3 mi
  • New Blue Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Cupid Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Canary Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Dryad Springs: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Mineral Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CowenNNE 28°3,417 m13.6 mi
Electric PeakSW 217°3,341 m18.1 mi
Black MountainNNE 22°3,337 m19.2 mi
Emigrant PeakNW 307°3,327 m5.6 mi
Black SpireNNE 25°3,305 m13.4 mi
The NeedlesNE 55°3,292 m18.3 mi
The PyramidENE 60°3,272 m12.8 mi
Crow MountainENE 76°3,269 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:35
June solstice05:3620:2921:14
September equinox07:1018:4319:22
December solstice07:5915:5416:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455362706960473425
Precip in0.80.60.90.92.01.91.31.01.21.51.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 787463 — Mineral Mountain, Park County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357937075

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