Blue Slide
Blue Slide is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,185 m. McLeod Peak stands 2,631 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Marco Flat Picnic Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1185 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Garnet Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Marco Flat Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Big Blackfoot Railway Historical Marker: 2.9 mi
- Sunwood Park: 3.2 mi
- Junction of the Hell Gate and Big Blackfoot Rivers Historical Marker: 3.3 mi
- McDowell Park: 4.8 mi
- Bonner Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Woody Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Lockwood Point: 3.0 mi
- Marshall Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Olson Peak: 3.8 mi
- Captain John Mullan: 3.0 mi
- Grizzly Gate: 7.9 mi
- The X’s: 8.0 mi
- The Fishing Kids: 8.6 mi
- Mandala of Vajrasattva: 24.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Outdoor Learning Center: 6.7 mi
- PEAS Farm: 7.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 7.8 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 8.2 mi
- Northside Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Graveyard Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 7.9 mi
- Capt. John Mullan: 8.0 mi
- Roosevelt: 8.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Montana Museum of Art and Culture: 7.8 mi
- Arts Missoula: 7.9 mi
- Missoula Art Museum: 8.0 mi
- E3 Convergance Gallery: 8.3 mi
- Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 8.7 mi
- KettleHouse Amphitheater: 1.9 mi
- The L: 6.9 mi
- The M: 7.4 mi
- Library Car: 11.7 mi
- “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 11.7 mi
- Rock Creek Confluence: 13.4 mi
- MPG Ranch: 16.1 mi
- Colma Spring: 15.4 mi
- Lodgepole Spring: 21.3 mi
- Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 19.1 mi
- Nimrod Warm Springs: 21.4 mi
- Clearwater Junction Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Blue Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Peak | NNW 342° | 2,631 m | 15.2 mi |
| Murphy Peak | NNW 329° | 2,488 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mosquito Peak | NNW 334° | 2,444 m | 11.8 mi |
| Point Six | NW 324° | 2,420 m | 13.1 mi |
| Stuart Peak | NNW 331° | 2,398 m | 9.5 mi |
| Triangle Peak | N 350° | 2,375 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 11° | 2,332 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mineral Peak | N 4° | 2,258 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:08 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:47 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 15:58 | 16:50 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Missoula 2 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357933318
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