Peak · Montana
Tower Mountain
Tower Mountain rises to 2,826 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Armstrong Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,826 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.40187, -112.89114
- 10.6 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Armstrong Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Humbolt Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Thunderhead Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Limestone Mountain: 4.3 mi
Parks: 16
- Storm Park: 11.0 mi
- Crystal Park: 11.8 mi
- Clark's Lookout State Park: 17.0 mi
- Clarks Lookout State Park: 17.0 mi
- Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 17.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Warm Spring: 9.8 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 15.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 16.0 mi
- Mill Spring: 16.2 mi
- Garrison Spring: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- "M": 16.6 mi
- Hangmans Gulch: 17.2 mi
- Hotel Meade: 17.4 mi
- Hardware Store Museum: 17.4 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Mill Point: 14.1 mi
- Long Slope: 19.6 mi
- Short Slope: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Coolidge: 9.4 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Aspen Rest Stop: 2.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- The Sandbar: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Lupine Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Museums: 1
- Beaverhead County Museum: 17.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Tower Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,394 m | 6.5 mi |
| Torrey Mountain | NW 313° | 3,392 m | 5.4 mi |
| Granite Mountain | N 350° | 3,238 m | 11.6 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WSW 244° | 3,211 m | 7.3 mi |
| Alturas Number Two Mountain | W 265° | 3,191 m | 5.8 mi |
| Barb Mountain | NNW 334° | 3,190 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Alverson | NNW 335° | 3,176 m | 9.8 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | WNW 283° | 3,174 m | 6.0 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 | 20:39 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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