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Saddleback Mountain

Saddleback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saddleback Mountain rises to 3,062 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the east-northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Comet Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3,062 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.46104, -113.03087

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Hangmans Gulch: 20.6 mi
  • Hotel Meade: 20.7 mi
  • Hardware Store Museum: 20.7 mi
  • Skinner's Saloon: 20.7 mi
  • School & Masonic Lodge: 20.8 mi
Parks: 6
  • Crystal Park: 3.8 mi
  • Storm Park: 10.8 mi
  • Happy Camp Park: 21.7 mi
  • Clark's Lookout State Park: 24.8 mi
  • Clarks Lookout State Park: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Coolidge: 2.1 mi
  • Clark's Lookout Monument: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lupine Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • The Sandbar: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Aspen Rest Stop: 9.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Saddleback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tweedy MountainENE3,394 m3.4 mi
Torrey MountainE3,392 m2.8 mi
Granite MountainNNE3,238 m8.8 mi
Baldy MountainS3,211 m7.3 mi
Alturas Number Two MountainSSE3,191 m4.7 mi
Barb MountainENE3,190 m4.4 mi
Mount AlversonNNE3,176 m5.5 mi
Highboy MountainSSE3,174 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0619:45
June solstice05:4420:3921:25
September equinox07:2018:5219:31
December solstice08:1016:0316:52

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222635425058656355433022
Precip in0.20.40.50.81.71.70.80.90.70.70.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen 4 N, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357938747

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