Saddle Mountain
Saddle Mountain rises to 2,530 m in Montana. Echo Peak stands 3,414 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pup Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070669, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,530 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
Named places within 25 miles
- Pup Peak: 1.1 mi
- Deer Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Elk Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Red Rock Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Nemesis Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park: 7.3 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 7.4 mi
- Howard Spring Wayside: 10.9 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 15.8 mi
- Grouse Court: 19.6 mi
- Brower's Spring: 7.7 mi
- Big Springs: 16.6 mi
- Corey Spring: 19.3 mi
- Latham Spring: 22.6 mi
- Old Railway Station: 16.2 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 20.2 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 20.1 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 20.2 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Union Pacific Pylon: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Saddle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Peak | N 7° | 3,414 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hilgard Peak | N 8° | 3,409 m | 17.9 mi |
| Imp Peak | N 7° | 3,393 m | 23.1 mi |
| Dutchman Peak | N 7° | 3,318 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | N 11° | 3,295 m | 22.1 mi |
| Finger Mountain | N 2° | 3,256 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sage Peak | NE 35° | 3,189 m | 22.8 mi |
| Redstreak Peak | NE 39° | 3,151 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:31 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:01 | 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 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeview, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 789891 — Saddle Mountain, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357938719
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 14 mi
- West Yellowstone · 20 mi
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