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Schwend Hill

Schwend Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Schwend Hill rises to 1,229 m in Montana. Wapiti Mountain stands 2,868 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Bridger Mountain Man Historical Marker, a park 1.8 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 16 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1229 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.23884, -108.91820

Overlooks nearby

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Parks: 20
Springs: 17
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schwend Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wapiti MountainWSW 247°2,868 m22.8 mi
Nichols PeakW 260°2,859 m22.4 mi
Grizzly PeakW 259°2,851 m21.7 mi
Maurice MountWSW 240°2,821 m19.1 mi
Big Pryor MountainESE 104°2,675 m22.5 mi
Red Pryor MountainESE 110°2,575 m24.1 mi
Towne PointWSW 250°2,429 m20.0 mi
Crown ButteE 87°2,097 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4919:28
June solstice05:2920:2221:08
September equinox07:0318:3619:15
December solstice07:5315:4716:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736445462706858463425
Precip in0.30.30.51.62.21.80.80.61.11.20.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridger 2 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357930417

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