Retort Mountain
Retort Mountain rises to 2,169 m in Montana. Dixon Mountain stands 2,926 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallagher Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2169 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
59 named places within 25 miles
- Gallagher Butte: 1.6 mi
- Dry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Gallagher Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Jim Brown Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Mooney Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Bannack Historical Marker: 7.2 mi
- Barretts Station Park: 7.2 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 10.6 mi
- Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 12.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 12.7 mi
- "M": 13.0 mi
- Church: 17.7 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 17.8 mi
- Hotel Meade: 17.9 mi
- School & Masonic Lodge: 17.9 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 12.8 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 14.1 mi
- Mill Point: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Retort Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Mountain | S 191° | 2,926 m | 23.6 mi |
| Da-ek Dow Go-et Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,915 m | 24.5 mi |
| Blacktail Mountains | ESE 124° | 2,883 m | 5.9 mi |
| Graphite Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,867 m | 24.5 mi |
| Timber Butte | SSW 198° | 2,836 m | 21.2 mi |
| Medicine Lodge Peak | SW 227° | 2,761 m | 24.8 mi |
| Gallagher Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,585 m | 2.2 mi |
| Benson Peak | ENE 60° | 2,583 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:03 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon U OF Montana Western, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357929908
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