Sphinx Mountain
Sphinx Mountain rises to 2,173 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away.
The story
mountain in Park County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49076348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2173 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dome Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mans Foot Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Cinnabar Mountain: 4.7 mi
- High Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 9.8 mi
- Arch Park: 11.5 mi
- Emigrant Gulch Historical Marker: 13.4 mi
- Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
- Gallatin Game Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 3.8 mi
- Dick Randall Point: 3.8 mi
- Devils Slide: 5.4 mi
- Point of Rocks: 6.7 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Yellowstone Hot Springs: 4.6 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 11.6 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 11.7 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 15.0 mi
- Osprey Falls: 18.1 mi
- Palette Spring: 14.9 mi
- Orange Spring Mound: 15.0 mi
- New Blue Spring: 15.0 mi
- Cupid Spring: 15.0 mi
- Dryad Springs: 15.2 mi
- Rustic Falls: 16.7 mi
- Undine Falls: 18.3 mi
- Passage Falls: 18.9 mi
- Wraith Falls: 19.2 mi
- Palisade Falls: 21.9 mi
- Aldridge: 7.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Sphinx Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | S 173° | 3,341 m | 10.5 mi |
| Emigrant Peak | NE 46° | 3,327 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,189 m | 8.5 mi |
| Joseph Peak | S 184° | 3,176 m | 13.6 mi |
| Monitor Peak | E 88° | 3,168 m | 10.8 mi |
| Gray Peak | S 183° | 3,139 m | 14.7 mi |
| Hyalite Peak | NNW 343° | 3,138 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | ENE 71° | 3,131 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:30 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:56 | 16:45 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357959023
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 11 mi
Take the scenic way to Sphinx Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.