Patchtop Mountain
Patchtop Mountain rises to 2,498 m in Montana. Hilgard Peak stands 3,409 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossil Peak, a peak 3.5 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,498 m
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
Named places within 25 miles
- Fossil Peak: 3.5 mi
- Cascade Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Divide Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Lobo Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Lone Butte: 6.6 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 18.6 mi
- Wall Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 21.4 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Brower's Spring: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Patchtop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilgard Peak | ENE 59° | 3,409 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 310° | 3,224 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sunset Peak | WNW 300° | 3,215 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Butte | N 4° | 3,197 m | 11.2 mi |
| Olson Peak | WNW 303° | 3,180 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sliderock Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,142 m | 16.5 mi |
| Big Horn Mountain | NNE 15° | 3,126 m | 13.0 mi |
| Targhee Peak | E 93° | 3,121 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:33 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:02 | 16:50 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeview, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 788685 — Patchtop Mountain, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357937655
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