Thunderhead Mountain
Thunderhead Mountain rises to 2,504 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Aspen Rest Stop, a rest area 1.2 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2504 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Greenstone Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Limestone Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Armstrong Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Twin Adams Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Storm Park: 9.0 mi
- Brownes Bridge Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
- Crystal Park: 13.5 mi
- Clark's Lookout State Park: 16.7 mi
- Clarks Lookout State Park: 16.7 mi
- Warm Spring: 7.0 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 11.9 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 12.6 mi
- Muller Spring: 12.9 mi
- Mill Spring: 12.9 mi
- "M": 16.6 mi
- Hangmans Gulch: 20.0 mi
- Hotel Meade: 20.2 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 20.2 mi
- Hardware Store Museum: 20.2 mi
- Long Slope: 17.4 mi
- Mill Point: 17.4 mi
- Short Slope: 17.5 mi
- Coolidge: 10.7 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 16.7 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 1.2 mi
- The Sandbar: 7.6 mi
- Lupine Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Thunderhead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,394 m | 7.2 mi |
| Torrey Mountain | WNW 285° | 3,392 m | 6.9 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NNW 334° | 3,238 m | 10.6 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,211 m | 10.6 mi |
| Alturas Number Two Mountain | WSW 253° | 3,191 m | 8.8 mi |
| Barb Mountain | WNW 303° | 3,190 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Alverson | NW 315° | 3,176 m | 9.7 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | W 266° | 3,174 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:38 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:02 | 16:52 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357940084
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