Sundance Mountain

Sundance Mountain (12,267 feet (3,739 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana.^[3] The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wildernessin Custer National Forest.

Sundance Mountain
East aspect, summit in upper right
Highest point
Elevation	12,267 ft (3,739 m)[1]
Prominence	582 ft (177 m)[1]
Coordinates	45°06′23″N 109°36′34″W[2]
Geography
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Location	Carbon County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range	Beartooth Mountains
Topo map	USGS Silver Run Peak

Climate

Climate data for Sundance Mountain 45.1088 N, 109.6264 W, Elevation: 12,073 ft (3,680 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	18.1 (−7.7)	17.2 (−8.2)	21.9 (−5.6)	27.4 (−2.6)	36.6 (2.6)	46.9 (8.3)	57.4 (14.1)	56.7 (13.7)	47.8 (8.8)	35.0 (1.7)	23.3 (−4.8)	17.4 (−8.1)	33.8 (1.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)	8.9 (−12.8)	7.1 (−13.8)	11.3 (−11.5)	15.9 (−8.9)	24.6 (−4.1)	34.0 (1.1)	43.1 (6.2)	42.6 (5.9)	34.5 (1.4)	23.4 (−4.8)	14.1 (−9.9)	8.4 (−13.1)	22.3 (−5.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	−0.4 (−18.0)	−3.0 (−19.4)	0.6 (−17.4)	4.4 (−15.3)	12.6 (−10.8)	21.1 (−6.1)	28.9 (−1.7)	28.5 (−1.9)	21.2 (−6.0)	11.8 (−11.2)	5.0 (−15.0)	−0.5 (−18.1)	10.9 (−11.7)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	5.61 (142)	5.06 (129)	5.10 (130)	4.61 (117)	6.00 (152)	4.17 (106)	2.76 (70)	2.27 (58)	2.19 (56)	3.30 (84)	4.95 (126)	5.68 (144)	51.7 (1,314)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[4]

References

1. "Sundance Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
2. "Sundance Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
3. Silver Run Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 8, 2016.
4. "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 12, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.