Sheriff Mountain
Sheriff Mountain rises to 2,983 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the south, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hecla, a ghost town 0.4 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Sheriff Mountain is a summit in Beaverhead County, Montana, in the United States. With an elevation of 9,787 feet (2,983 m), Sheriff Mountain is the 284th highest summit in the state of Montana.
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Wikidata Q22060753, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,983 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cleve Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Lion Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Keokirk Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Barbour Hill: 1.8 mi
- Black Lion Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 13.6 mi
- Muller Spring: 17.1 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 17.1 mi
- Warm Spring: 17.6 mi
- Garrison Spring: 18.5 mi
- Storm Park: 5.1 mi
- Happy Camp Park: 10.3 mi
- Crystal Park: 11.8 mi
- Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
- Fishtrap Creek Fishing Access Site: 22.8 mi
- Long Slope: 7.2 mi
- Short Slope: 7.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 13.6 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 19.6 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 19.7 mi
- Coolidge: 9.7 mi
- Lupine Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- The Sandbar: 16.9 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Sheriff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | S 190° | 3,394 m | 9.1 mi |
| Torrey Mountain | S 190° | 3,392 m | 10.9 mi |
| Granite Mountain | S 178° | 3,238 m | 3.0 mi |
| Alturas Number Two Mountain | SSW 194° | 3,191 m | 15.4 mi |
| Barb Mountain | S 184° | 3,190 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Alverson | SSW 201° | 3,176 m | 5.9 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | SSW 196° | 3,174 m | 13.6 mi |
| Black Lion Mountain | WNW 296° | 3,167 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:39 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:02 | 16:51 |
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 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen 4 N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357939109
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