Peak · Montana
Sawtooth Mountain
Sawtooth Mountain rises to 1,578 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1578 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.06749, -109.40129
- 27.4 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Blue Stone Peak: 3.7 mi
- Index Butte: 4.1 mi
- Elkhorn Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Williamson Butte: 5.0 mi
- Saddle Rock: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 37
- BLM: 3.0 mi
- State Trust: 5.7 mi
- State Trust: 6.8 mi
- State Trust: 7.7 mi
- BLM: 9.7 mi
Parks: 5
- Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 20.4 mi
- Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 23.2 mi
- Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 24.6 mi
- Judith Landing Recreation Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Sawtooth Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,103 m | 12.8 mi |
| Wellen Peak | WNW 292° | 1,930 m | 14.7 mi |
| Little Joe Butte | WNW 293° | 1,918 m | 15.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,904 m | 15.2 mi |
| Elk Peak | WNW 294° | 1,880 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bowery Peak | WNW 301° | 1,860 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bailey Peak | WNW 299° | 1,837 m | 17.0 mi |
| Big John Butte | NW 324° | 1,804 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:49 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:33 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:33 | 16:27 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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