Porphyry Mountain
Porphyry Mountain rises to 3,074 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramshorn Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49063468, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3074 m
How to reach it
97 named places within 25 miles
- Ramshorn Mountain: 0.6 mi
- South Baldy Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Ward Peak: 1.4 mi
- Kid Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Lady of the Lake Peak: 3.1 mi
- Adobetown Historical Marker: 11.0 mi
- Nevada City Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
- Virginia City Park: 12.5 mi
- Virginia City Historical Marker: 12.6 mi
- Sheridan City Park: 12.8 mi
- Nevada City Museum Entrance & Music Hall: 11.6 mi
- Alder Gulch Short Line Steam Railroad Museum: 11.7 mi
- River of Gold: 11.8 mi
- Thompson-Hickman Museum: 12.5 mi
- J. Spencer Watkins Memorial Museum: 12.5 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 11.5 mi
- 2 Story Outhouse: 11.6 mi
- Place of Discovery: 13.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Union City Christeot Mill: 17.6 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 23.6 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 23.6 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 23.6 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 23.6 mi
- Nevada City: 11.6 mi
- Pony: 12.9 mi
- Union City: 18.4 mi
- Norris Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
- Maloney Spring: 20.5 mi
- Hidden Spring: 22.8 mi
- Boulder Creek: 12.6 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 22.2 mi
- Lost Tomahawk: 22.4 mi
- Buffalo Jumps: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porphyry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NW 322° | 3,218 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | NNW 341° | 3,216 m | 10.0 mi |
| Lakeshore Mountain | NW 316° | 3,179 m | 11.6 mi |
| A P A Mountain | NW 313° | 3,167 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Jackson | NW 316° | 3,165 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lonesome Peak | NW 326° | 3,148 m | 6.4 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NW 315° | 3,147 m | 5.4 mi |
| Noble Peak | NW 317° | 3,147 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:35 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:58 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurin 2NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357938075
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