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Black Sandy Beach

Black Sandy Beach from directly overhead

Black Sandy Beach is a beach in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,114 m. Casey Peak stands 2,588 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Sandy State Park, a park 0.4 miles away.

The story

beach in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States

Wikidata Q49320198, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1114 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.75077, -111.88721

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Black Sandy State Park: 0.4 mi
  • Beaver Creek Recreational Area: 2.6 mi
  • Gates of the Mountains Game Preserve: 7.6 mi
  • Sierra Park: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Prickly Pear Fishing Access Site: 9.2 mi
Peaks
  • Devils Tower: 3.3 mi
  • Copper Butte: 6.7 mi
  • Cap Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Stony Point: 7.7 mi
  • Sawtooth Mountain: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Mann Gulch Firefighter Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • Mary Statue: 12.7 mi
  • Centennial Monument: 12.7 mi
  • Pearl Harbor Memorial: 12.8 mi
  • 10 Commandments: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 7
Museums: 7
Attractions: 3
  • Fish Hawk Day use Area: 11.4 mi
  • Lorelei day use area: 12.7 mi
  • Great Northern Carousel: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lewis and Clark Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Lewis Clark picnic: 13.0 mi
  • Tenmile Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Gulch Water Source: 9.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Black Sandy Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Casey PeakS 172°2,588 m22.5 mi
Moors MountainNE 36°2,432 m12.0 mi
Hogback MountainENE 58°2,381 m9.8 mi
Avalanche ButteE 89°2,344 m19.0 mi
Greenhorn MountainW 259°2,289 m20.5 mi
Middleman MountainENE 69°2,283 m10.4 mi
Candle MountainNNE 26°2,269 m11.0 mi
Sheep MountainNE 40°2,246 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0019:40
June solstice05:3420:3921:26
September equinox07:1518:4719:27
December solstice08:1015:5116:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232736455462716959463323
Precip in0.40.40.51.01.92.21.11.01.00.80.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helena AP Asos, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3248528692

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