Peak · Montana
Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 3,055 m in Montana. Lakeshore Mountain stands 3,179 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,055 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.74465, -112.47835
- 23.2 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Table Mountain: 0.8 mi
- West Peak: 0.8 mi
- East Peak: 1.9 mi
- Gold Hill: 2.9 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 3.3 mi
Parks: 35
- Thompson Park: 9.8 mi
- Sagebrush flats: 10.2 mi
- Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Ricky Park: 15.3 mi
- Jessen Park: 15.4 mi
Springs: 10
- Bull Pen Spring: 5.8 mi
- Hidden Spring: 9.5 mi
- Friend Spring: 11.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 15.1 mi
- Muller Spring: 16.4 mi
Museums: 8
- Church at World Museum of Mining: 18.7 mi
- Bank Building: 18.7 mi
- World Museum of Mining: 18.7 mi
- Piccadilly Museum of Transportation: 18.8 mi
- Historic Clark Chateau Museum & Gallery: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- National Museum of Machinery: 10.1 mi
- Town Talk Bakery: 17.9 mi
- The Original Butte Copper Mine: 19.0 mi
- Anselmo Mine: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Melrose: 12.6 mi
- Silver Bow: 20.1 mi
- Hecla: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Our Lady of the Rockies: 17.7 mi
- Granite Mountain Memorial Area: 19.6 mi
- Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 3
- Montana Tech: 18.8 mi
- Bob Green: 18.8 mi
- Orediggers: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 11.7 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Short Slope: 16.6 mi
- Long Slope: 17.2 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Renova Hotspring: 17.2 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Lost Tomahawk: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Boulder Creek: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Mountain | ESE 120° | 3,179 m | 20.6 mi |
| A P A Mountain | ESE 121° | 3,167 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ESE 120° | 3,165 m | 21.0 mi |
| Table Mountain | ESE 102° | 3,113 m | 0.8 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | ESE 122° | 3,025 m | 22.0 mi |
| Manhead Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,024 m | 20.2 mi |
| East Peak | E 88° | 3,017 m | 1.9 mi |
| Old Baldy Mountain | SE 128° | 3,010 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:38 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:59 | 16:49 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Divide, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 789465 — Red Mountain, Silver Bow County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357938435
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