Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill rises to 2,485 m in Montana. Garfield Mountain stands 3,341 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is White Hills, a peak 7.3 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,485 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
40 named places within 25 miles
- White Hills: 7.3 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Red Butte: 12.3 mi
- Antone Peak: 13.0 mi
- Monument Hill: 13.1 mi
- Lima City Park: 12.6 mi
- Dell Park: 13.4 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Armstead: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vinegar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Mountain | SSW 206° | 3,341 m | 20.2 mi |
| Lima Peaks | SSW 205° | 3,260 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ENE 63° | 3,224 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sunset Peak | ENE 70° | 3,215 m | 15.2 mi |
| Olson Peak | ENE 68° | 3,180 m | 15.9 mi |
| Sliderock Mountain | ENE 60° | 3,142 m | 21.9 mi |
| Antone Peak | E 91° | 3,113 m | 13.0 mi |
| Red Conglomerate Peaks | SSW 201° | 3,067 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:35 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:04 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357931952
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