Cliff · Montana
Big Slide
Big Slide is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,589 m. Fisher Peak stands 2,688 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Puma Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1589 m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.34494, -113.28534
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puma Peak: 1.4 mi
- Railley Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Goat Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Gust Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Crimson Peak: 3.6 mi
Parks: 5
- Seeley Lake Game Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 16.3 mi
- Salmon Lake State Park: 18.3 mi
- Placid Lake State Park: 18.4 mi
- Big Blackfoot Railroad Historical Marker: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Morrell Falls: 8.9 mi
- Holland Falls: 15.4 mi
- North Fork Falls: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hoadley Reef: 15.8 mi
- Big Slide: 21.0 mi
- Chinese Wall: 21.8 mi
Museums: 2
- Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center: 15.9 mi
- The Brand Bar Museum: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Clearwater Junction Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Big Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Peak | W 278° | 2,688 m | 9.9 mi |
| Goat Mountain | W 260° | 2,687 m | 2.7 mi |
| Wolverine Peak | WNW 296° | 2,673 m | 13.0 mi |
| Count Peak | W 263° | 2,639 m | 5.2 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,622 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ptarmigan Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,621 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | WNW 302° | 2,610 m | 4.6 mi |
| Una Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,604 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:46 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 15:53 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 42 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seeley Lake RS, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357933115
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