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Crocon du Nez

Crocon du Nez, seen from above at true elevation

Crocon du Nez is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 832 m. Carter Mountain stands 1,671 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sue Cline, a historic site 3.7 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
832 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.87497, -110.59799

45 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 17
Peaks: 14
  • Round Top: 6.4 mi
  • Chinaman Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Shaws Peak: 8.1 mi
  • Churchill Butte: 8.5 mi
  • Goose Bill Butte: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 3
Parks: 2
  • Montana Crossroads Historical Marker: 8.1 mi
  • Carter City Park: 17.8 mi
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crocon du Nez. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carter MountainS 171°1,671 m22.0 mi
Gossack MountainS 191°1,578 m23.9 mi
Harris MountainSSW 195°1,544 m24.7 mi
Goose Bill ButteNW 324°1,147 m16.1 mi
Dunbar HillSSW 205°1,060 m22.8 mi
Shaws PeakSE 146°1,022 m8.1 mi
Hay Stack ButteSE 133°1,002 m24.0 mi
Discovery ButteN 359°949 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5419:35
June solstice05:2420:3721:26
September equinox07:1018:4119:22
December solstice08:1015:3916:33

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222534455463706958453425
Precip in0.50.40.61.52.12.61.21.21.20.90.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Benton, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357925223

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