Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,952 m in Montana. No Man Peak stands 3,285 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Maloney Spring, a spring 3.9 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, Montana, United States of America; geonames ID = 5677385.
Wikidata Q49072939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,952 m
How to reach it
68 named places within 25 miles
- Baldy Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Horse Hill: 5.6 mi
- Snowcrest Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Lazyman Hill: 10.9 mi
- Red Hill: 11.9 mi
- Ranks Drug Store Museum: 11.9 mi
- Kiskadden’s Stone Block: 11.9 mi
- J. Spencer Watkins Memorial Museum: 11.9 mi
- Thompson-Hickman Museum: 11.9 mi
- River of Gold: 12.7 mi
- Union City Christeot Mill: 7.2 mi
- Place of Discovery: 11.5 mi
- 2 Story Outhouse: 12.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 20.6 mi
- Virginia City Park: 11.9 mi
- Wall Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Ennis Lions Club Community Park: 19.7 mi
- Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- Union City: 6.1 mi
- Nevada City: 12.8 mi
- Maloney Spring: 3.9 mi
- Buffalo Jumps: 9.0 mi
- Montana State Rest Area: 23.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Man Peak | E 99° | 3,285 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | ENE 71° | 3,267 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 206° | 3,224 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sunset Peak | SSW 206° | 3,215 m | 20.4 mi |
| Black Butte | SSE 160° | 3,197 m | 16.0 mi |
| Olson Peak | SSW 206° | 3,180 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sliderock Mountain | SSW 199° | 3,142 m | 13.1 mi |
| Big Horn Mountain | SSE 149° | 3,126 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:34 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:00 | 16:49 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alder 17 S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 793725 — Sheep Mountain, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357940900
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