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Signal Mountain

Signal Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Signal Mountain rises to 2,506 m in Montana. Rocky Mountain stands 2,858 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonlight Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2506 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.89939, -113.03701

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 6.4 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 13.5 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 17.9 mi
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 18.7 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 8.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 20.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Signal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainESE 119°2,858 m12.5 mi
Old BaldyESE 108°2,769 m10.4 mi
Three SistersSSW 194°2,711 m9.0 mi
Mount WrightENE 58°2,701 m10.3 mi
Silvertip MountainSW 231°2,699 m12.7 mi
Pentagon MountainWNW 296°2,698 m4.5 mi
Redhead PeakSSW 193°2,675 m10.9 mi
Mount LockhartE 79°2,643 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0419:45
June solstice05:3420:4721:36
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:2015:4916:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357957018

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