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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 2,693 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome Mountain Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Park County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2693 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.20494, -110.79438

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 7
Parks: 7
  • Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
  • Emigrant Gulch Historical Marker: 9.2 mi
  • Arch Park: 12.8 mi
  • Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 19.0 mi
  • Gallatin Game Preserve: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Arch Park Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Albright Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Mammoth Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Lava Creek Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Palette Spring: 16.6 mi
  • New Blue Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Cupid Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Orange Spring Mound: 16.9 mi
  • Dryad Springs: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakS 189°3,341 m14.0 mi
Emigrant PeakNE 47°3,327 m5.8 mi
Mount WallaceE 92°3,240 m16.0 mi
Sheep MountainSE 144°3,189 m7.8 mi
Joseph PeakSSW 195°3,176 m17.6 mi
Monitor PeakESE 112°3,168 m8.0 mi
Mount BoleNW 326°3,148 m17.6 mi
Hyalite PeakNNW 326°3,138 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:36
June solstice05:3620:3021:15
September equinox07:1118:4419:23
December solstice08:0015:5516:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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

OpenStreetMap element node/357938442

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