Horse on Carbon Hill
Horse on Carbon Hill is an artwork in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 766 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,014 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Carbon Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Horseback rider with flag on Carbon Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwUKOwVbVYY
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- MT DOT: 2.0 mi
- BLM: 2.1 mi
- State: 2.2 mi
- MT DOT: 2.4 mi
- State Trust: 3.8 mi
- Carbon Hill: 0.0 mi
- Camelsback: 2.0 mi
- Signal Butte: 3.0 mi
- Angelwing Butte: 4.2 mi
- Badland Butte: 4.9 mi
- Wild Rose Park: 0.4 mi
- Pine Hills Park: 0.7 mi
- Wibaux Park: 0.9 mi
- Anderson Park: 1.3 mi
- Triangle Park: 1.6 mi
- Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 2.0 mi
- Camp 21: 9.3 mi
- Range Riders Museum: 2.1 mi
- WaterWorks Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- Miles City Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Native American and Horse: 1.3 mi
- Devils Backbone: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse on Carbon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,014 m | 18.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,013 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,005 m | 20.0 mi |
| The Knob | ENE 67° | 988 m | 13.3 mi |
| Baldy Peak | E 82° | 982 m | 18.6 mi |
| Big Peak | ENE 67° | 970 m | 20.6 mi |
| Horse Creek Hill | NNW 340° | 955 m | 21.8 mi |
| Corral Butte | ENE 64° | 939 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:13 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:29 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 61 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miles City AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13062507978
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