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Porphyry Mountain

Porphyry Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.47472, -111.94207

97 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • 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
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 5
Hot springs: 4
  • Renova Hotspring: 23.6 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 23.6 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 23.6 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Norris Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Maloney Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNW 322°3,218 m8.0 mi
Hollowtop MountainNNW 341°3,216 m10.0 mi
Lakeshore MountainNW 316°3,179 m11.6 mi
A P A MountainNW 313°3,167 m11.9 mi
Mount JacksonNW 316°3,165 m11.2 mi
Lonesome PeakNW 326°3,148 m6.4 mi
Thompson PeakNW 315°3,147 m5.4 mi
Noble PeakNW 317°3,147 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0119:40
June solstice05:4020:3521:21
September equinox07:1618:4819:27
December solstice08:0615:5816:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635415057656455443223
Precip in0.40.50.71.11.82.31.41.21.21.00.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurin 2NE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357938075

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