Monument Hill
Monument Hill rises to 2,492 m in Montana. Lima Peaks stands 3,260 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is White Hills, a peak 7.0 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051162, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,492 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- White Hills: 7.0 mi
- Blacktail Mountains: 8.3 mi
- Gallagher Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Gallagher Butte: 9.9 mi
- Retort Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Dell Park: 11.0 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 13.0 mi
- Barretts Station Park: 17.3 mi
- Lima City Park: 17.5 mi
- Jaycee Park: 23.0 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 23.1 mi
- "M": 23.4 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Peaks | S 172° | 3,260 m | 24.1 mi |
| Maiden Peak | W 261° | 3,115 m | 22.7 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WSW 250° | 3,099 m | 24.6 mi |
| Horse Prairie Mountain | WSW 250° | 3,089 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | ESE 104° | 3,059 m | 22.7 mi |
| Ellis Peak | WSW 241° | 2,953 m | 18.7 mi |
| Dixon Mountain | SSW 201° | 2,926 m | 13.7 mi |
| Grassy Top | SW 224° | 2,917 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:36 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:04 | 16:53 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 774354 — Monument Hill, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357928719
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