Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 1,199 m in Montana. Finger Buttes stands 1,273 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Carter County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072924, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,199 m
How to reach it
28 named places within 25 miles
- Timber Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mud Butte: 5.9 mi
- Indian Butte: 6.3 mi
- Three Peaks: 6.9 mi
- Capitol Rock: 8.0 mi
- BLM: 1.2 mi
- State Trust: 4.5 mi
- Capitol: 7.0 mi
- The Jumpoff: 20.6 mi
- Mallula State Game Production Area: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finger Buttes | SW 222° | 1,273 m | 14.4 mi |
| Harding Peak | ESE 117° | 1,223 m | 16.8 mi |
| Belltower Butte | NNW 330° | 1,198 m | 9.4 mi |
| Stormy Butte | NNE 14° | 1,192 m | 10.5 mi |
| Capitol Rock | NE 39° | 1,170 m | 8.0 mi |
| White Cap | ESE 109° | 1,140 m | 14.3 mi |
| J K Butte | E 96° | 1,103 m | 12.8 mi |
| Potato Buttes | WSW 240° | 1,094 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:04 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:27 | 16:17 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Crook, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357958969
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