Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 3,109 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Coffin Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,109 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Coffin Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Targhee Peak: 4.1 mi
- Bald Peak: 4.6 mi
- The Horn: 4.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Howard Spring Wayside: 9.4 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park: 11.3 mi
- Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Grouse Court: 16.1 mi
- Pie Park: 16.1 mi
- Corey Spring: 11.2 mi
- Brower's Spring: 16.4 mi
- Big Springs: 20.6 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 16.9 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 17.1 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 17.0 mi
- Old Railway Station: 20.4 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Union Pacific Pylon: 17.0 mi
- Madison River: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Peaks | N 351° | 3,428 m | 17.9 mi |
| Echo Peak | NNW 344° | 3,414 m | 11.5 mi |
| Hilgard Peak | NNW 342° | 3,409 m | 9.8 mi |
| Koch Peak | N 350° | 3,408 m | 17.9 mi |
| Imp Peak | N 350° | 3,393 m | 14.8 mi |
| Dutchman Peak | NNW 344° | 3,318 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | N 354° | 3,295 m | 13.3 mi |
| No Man Peak | NNW 345° | 3,285 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:31 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:00 | 16:48 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hebgen DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 790354 — Sheep Mountain, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357939035
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- West Yellowstone · 17 mi
- Island Park · 20 mi
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