Salt Mountain
Salt Mountain rises to 2,515 m in Montana. Three Sisters stands 2,711 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cliff Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,515 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cliff Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Amphitheatre Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Sphinx Peak: 3.4 mi
- Larch Hill: 3.4 mi
- Gladiator Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 2.8 mi
- Wall Creek Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Limestone Wall: 15.4 mi
- Hoadley Reef: 15.5 mi
- Big Slide: 24.4 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 24.7 mi
- Dean Falls: 13.6 mi
- Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Salt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters | NNE 27° | 2,711 m | 6.8 mi |
| Slategoat Mountain | E 97° | 2,707 m | 6.8 mi |
| Silvertip Mountain | NW 325° | 2,699 m | 8.3 mi |
| Redhead Peak | NNE 33° | 2,675 m | 5.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSE 163° | 2,664 m | 14.2 mi |
| Junction Mountain | S 174° | 2,649 m | 11.8 mi |
| Red Butte | SSE 165° | 2,614 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cliff Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,611 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:05 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:47 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 15:51 | 16:44 |
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 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357956973
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