Shepherd Mountain
Shepherd Mountain rises to 2,135 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,135 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Ore Camp Hill: 6.7 mi
- Beals Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Morrison Hill: 7.2 mi
- Negro Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Happy Camp Park: 8.0 mi
- Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Storm Park: 9.5 mi
- Sagebrush flats: 20.0 mi
- Thompson Park: 20.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 7.8 mi
- Muller Spring: 11.7 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 12.5 mi
- Garrison Spring: 13.6 mi
- Mill Spring: 14.1 mi
- Melrose: 3.4 mi
- Hecla: 10.4 mi
- Silver Bow: 23.5 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 11.9 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 12.0 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 18.0 mi
- Short Slope: 3.9 mi
- Long Slope: 4.5 mi
- Lupine Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Bank Building: 25.0 mi
- Church at World Museum of Mining: 25.0 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 18.9 mi
- Coolidge: 19.1 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 21.7 mi
- The Sandbar: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Shepherd Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | SW 221° | 3,394 m | 17.1 mi |
| Granite Mountain | SW 234° | 3,238 m | 11.7 mi |
| Barb Mountain | SW 219° | 3,190 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Alverson | SW 231° | 3,176 m | 15.1 mi |
| Black Lion Mountain | WSW 258° | 3,167 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Tahepia | SW 234° | 3,155 m | 14.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | ENE 68° | 3,113 m | 14.1 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | WSW 240° | 3,076 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:04 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:39 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:00 | 16:50 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Divide, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357939100
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