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Shaw Mountain

Shaw Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shaw Mountain rises to 2,479 m in Montana. Holland Peak stands 2,837 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Trio Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Powell County, Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49072696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,479 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.45105, -113.46674

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 5
  • Holland Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Morrell Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Mission Falls: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 2
  • Seeley Lake Game Preserve: 17.9 mi
  • Placid Lake State Park: 22.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Giant Spring: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Shaw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holland PeakNW2,837 m7.9 mi
DK PeakNNW2,766 m11.0 mi
Buck PeakNW2,744 m6.7 mi
Little Holland PeakNW2,729 m8.7 mi
Tucker PeakNW2,714 m10.8 mi
North Holland PeakNW2,705 m8.5 mi
Norms Big PeakNW2,698 m7.6 mi
HustonNW2,688 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3820:4721:35
September equinox07:2118:5319:33
December solstice08:1915:5316:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242533404956646354423123
Precip in2.92.42.22.12.12.50.91.01.42.42.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lindbergh Lake, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 790298 — Shaw Mountain, Missoula County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357939019

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