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Sheriff Mountain

Sheriff Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2983 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.61076, -112.93365

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 8
Parks: 7
  • Storm Park: 5.1 mi
  • Happy Camp Park: 10.3 mi
  • Crystal Park: 11.8 mi
  • Brownes Bridge Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
  • Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Coolidge: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lupine Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • The Sandbar: 16.9 mi
Hot springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tweedy MountainS 190°3,394 m9.1 mi
Torrey MountainS 190°3,392 m10.9 mi
Granite MountainS 178°3,238 m3.0 mi
Alturas Number Two MountainSSW 194°3,191 m15.4 mi
Barb MountainS 184°3,190 m8.9 mi
Mount AlversonSSW 201°3,176 m5.9 mi
Highboy MountainSSW 196°3,174 m13.6 mi
Black Lion MountainWNW 296°3,167 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0519:44
June solstice05:4320:3921:25
September equinox07:1918:5219:31
December solstice08:1016:0216:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222635425058656355433022
Precip in0.20.40.50.81.71.70.80.90.70.70.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glen 4 N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357939109

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