Mountain · 1 route

Drinking Horse Mountain

5,535 ft · Montana

Summit
5,535 ft
Routes
1 way up

Route up Drinking Horse Mountain

  1. Drinking Horse MountainEasyabout 582 ft of climbing1.8 miSee the route
Map of the route up Drinking Horse Mountain, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Drinking Horse MountainMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Drinking Horse Mountain

Drinking Horse Mountain is a summit of 5,535 feet in Montana, about 4.3 miles from Bozeman. It sits within the Bozeman Fish Technology Center area, which makes it an easy addition to a day spent exploring the Bozeman region. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bozeman show July highs around 82°F with lows near 52°F, and September still runs in the low 70s by day. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the summit, so temperatures up top run a little cooler. Several trails start close by. Bridger Ridge is about 0.7 miles away, and College M and College M Shortcut are each about 0.8 miles off. For time on the water, the East Gallatin River is about 3.4 miles away.

Forecast on Drinking Horse Mountain

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Drinking Horse Mountain

How tall is Drinking Horse Mountain?

5,535 ft (1,687 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Drinking Horse Mountain?

One: Drinking Horse Mountain.

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Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–82°F and lows of 39–52°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Bozeman Montana State Univ, MT weather station, 4.7 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan34° high15° low9 days with snow
  2. Feb37° high17° low8 days with snow
  3. Mar46° high24° low9 days with snow
  4. Apr54° high30° low6 days with snow
  5. May63° high39° low2 days with snow
  6. Jun72° high46° low
  7. Jul82° high52° low
  8. Aug81° high50° low
  9. Sep71° high42° low1 days with snow
  10. Oct57° high32° low3 days with snow
  11. Nov42° high22° low7 days with snow
  12. Dec33° high14° low9 days with snow

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

  • Bozeman Fish Technology Center · Public land
Nearest town
Bozeman, Montana · 4.3 mi

Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Best time to visit Drinking Horse Mountain

Best months: July–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    34° / 15°

    11 wet · 9 snow

  2. Feb

    37° / 17°

    10 wet · 8 snow

  3. Mar

    46° / 24°

    12 wet · 9 snow

  4. Apr

    54° / 30°

    13 wet · 6 snow

  5. May

    63° / 39°

    15 wet · 2 snow

  6. Jun

    72° / 46°

    15 wet

  7. Jul

    82° / 52°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 50°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    71° / 42°

    9 wet · 1 snow

  10. Oct

    57° / 32°

    10 wet · 3 snow

  11. Nov

    42° / 22°

    10 wet · 7 snow

  12. Dec

    33° / 14°

    11 wet · 9 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bozeman Montana State Univ, MT, 4.7 mi away at 4,913 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.