Attraction · Montana
Fort Parker
Fort Parker is an attraction in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,351 m. Mount Cowen stands 3,417 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away.
The site of historic Fort Parker
How to reach it
Coordinates45.71021, -110.40325
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sheep Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Butte: 8.2 mi
- Mount Greeley: 8.6 mi
- Livingston Peak: 8.8 mi
- Antelope Butte: 8.9 mi
Parks: 14
- M Street Park: 7.6 mi
- G Street Park: 7.8 mi
- Miles Park: 8.2 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 8.5 mi
- Ninth Street Park: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Allenspur Main Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Boundary Crag: 11.0 mi
- 7-11 Crag: 11.0 mi
- Obscurity Crag: 11.1 mi
- Public Service Wall: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Yellowstone River Island Wilderness Study Area: 4.8 mi
- BLM: 18.5 mi
- State Trust: 19.4 mi
- State Trust: 22.3 mi
Museums: 4
- Livingston Depot: 8.4 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Museum: 8.4 mi
- Victorian Village Museum: 22.2 mi
- Crazy Mountain Museum: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Natural Bridge State Park: 14.6 mi
- Sweet Grass County Fairgrounds: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Fort Parker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cowen | S 190° | 3,417 m | 22.5 mi |
| Crazy Peak | NNE 16° | 3,407 m | 22.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | S 190° | 3,337 m | 16.8 mi |
| Iddings Peak | N 11° | 3,334 m | 21.4 mi |
| Black Spire | SSW 192° | 3,305 m | 22.6 mi |
| The Needles | SSE 169° | 3,292 m | 24.4 mi |
| Big Timber Peak | NNE 17° | 3,281 m | 22.8 mi |
| Conical Peak | N 8° | 3,262 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:30 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:51 | 16:41 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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