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Madison Base

Madison Base from directly overhead

Madison Base is an attraction in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 2,259 m. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Brainstorm Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The Madison Base is a base area that accesses the Moonlight side of Big Sky Resort.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.31067, -111.43235
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Brainstorm Knob: 1.1 mi
  • Castle Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Lone Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Andesite Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Flatiron Mountain: 3.8 mi
Parks: 11
  • Fire Pit Park: 6.9 mi
  • Town Center Park: 7.0 mi
  • Golden Stone Park - North: 7.0 mi
  • Golden Stone Park - South: 7.0 mi
  • Town Center: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Gallatin Tower: 12.1 mi
  • First Buttress: 12.2 mi
  • Waltz Formation: 12.3 mi
  • Black Line Buttress: 12.3 mi
  • Fish Face: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
  • Union City Christeot Mill: 24.3 mi
  • Place of Discovery: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2
Springs: 1
  • Norris Hot Springs: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Madison Base. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeaksS 184°3,428 m18.9 mi
Koch PeakS 184°3,408 m19.0 mi
Lone MountainSSW 201°3,397 m2.4 mi
Imp PeakS 183°3,393 m22.1 mi
Gallatin PeakNE 39°3,357.3 m5.1 mi
No Man PeakSSW 193°3,285 m17.1 mi
Cedar MountainSW 220°3,267 m7.4 mi
Woodward MountainS 178°3,246 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:5919:38
June solstice05:3920:3221:18
September equinox07:1318:4619:25
December solstice08:0315:5716:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192229354451605851392618
Precip in1.81.51.92.42.83.21.31.61.71.81.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SKY 2wnw, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6030568881

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