Turtlehead Mountain
Turtlehead Mountain rises to 2,487 m in Montana. Three Sisters stands 2,711 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cone Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
mountain in Flathead County, Montana, United States
Wikidata Q29228452, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2487 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cone Peak: 1.5 mi
- Pagoda Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mud Lake Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Moccasin Butte: 3.4 mi
- Amphitheatre Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 5.2 mi
- Wall Creek Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Limestone Wall: 16.1 mi
- Hoadley Reef: 16.6 mi
- Big Slide: 21.9 mi
- Dean Falls: 15.1 mi
- Holland Falls: 21.0 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Sun River Game Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Turtlehead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters | NE 45° | 2,711 m | 11.0 mi |
| Slategoat Mountain | E 85° | 2,707 m | 11.6 mi |
| Silvertip Mountain | N 360° | 2,699 m | 8.6 mi |
| Redhead Peak | NE 51° | 2,675 m | 9.5 mi |
| Junction Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,649 m | 11.6 mi |
| Red Butte | SE 126° | 2,614 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cliff Mountain | E 92° | 2,611 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sphinx Peak | ESE 108° | 2,591 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:47 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 15:51 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 792477 — Turtlehead Mountain, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357940240
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