Sphinx Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,840 feet (3,300 m) |
Prominence | 2,076 feet (633 m)[1] |
Isolation | 8.21 miles (13.21 km) |
Coordinates | 45°09′26″N 111°28′50″W / 45.15722°N 111.48056°W,[2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Madison Range |
Sphinx Mountain, el. 10,840 feet (3,300 m) is a prominent mountain peak on the western face of the Madison Range in Madison County, Montana. The peak is located in the Beaverhead National Forest and Taylor Hilgard parcel of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness area. Its prominence and isolation makes it easy to distinguish from Ennis in the Madison River valley.
Bear and Indian creeks are tributaries of the Madison River with headwaters on the eastern and northern face of Sphinx Mountain.