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Smelter Mountain

Smelter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smelter Mountain rises to 2,622 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the east-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2622 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.60298, -112.15777

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
Springs: 12
  • Hidden Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Bull Pen Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Friend Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Box Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Box Spring: 21.9 mi
Museums: 8
Hot springs: 5
  • Renova Hotspring: 13.1 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 13.1 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 13.1 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 13.1 mi
  • Biltmore Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Smelter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakESE 115°3,218 m6.1 mi
Hollowtop MountainE 85°3,216 m7.2 mi
Lakeshore MountainESE 103°3,179 m2.4 mi
A P A MountainESE 113°3,167 m1.9 mi
Mount JacksonESE 108°3,165 m2.8 mi
Lonesome PeakESE 118°3,148 m7.7 mi
Noble PeakESE 120°3,147 m5.4 mi
Thompson PeakSE 128°3,147 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0219:41
June solstice05:4020:3621:22
September equinox07:1618:4919:28
December solstice08:0715:5816:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736435159656355443223
Precip in0.20.20.40.81.72.20.90.80.90.70.30.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357939250

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