Peak · Montana
Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 2,917 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Jockey Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,917 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.68048, -112.97504
- 3.1 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gray Jockey Peak: 3.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 3.3 mi
- Black Lion Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Boner Knob: 3.8 mi
- Quartz Hill: 3.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Cottonwood Spring: 17.2 mi
- Muller Spring: 21.0 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 21.2 mi
- Garrison Spring: 22.6 mi
- Warm Spring: 22.6 mi
Parks: 6
- Happy Camp Park: 7.6 mi
- Storm Park: 10.1 mi
- Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Crystal Park: 14.7 mi
- Fishtrap Creek Fishing Access Site: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Long Slope: 7.3 mi
- Short Slope: 8.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 17.6 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 17.6 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lupine Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Coolidge: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- The Sandbar: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | S 178° | 3,394 m | 13.8 mi |
| Torrey Mountain | S 180° | 3,392 m | 15.5 mi |
| Granite Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,238 m | 8.1 mi |
| Barb Mountain | S 174° | 3,190 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Alverson | S 180° | 3,176 m | 10.4 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | S 186° | 3,174 m | 18.0 mi |
| Black Lion Mountain | S 190° | 3,167 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Tahepia | S 179° | 3,155 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:05 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:40 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:01 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 39 | 26 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise RVR 3 WNW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 790366 — Sheep Mountain, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357939069
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