Devils Backbone
Devils Backbone is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 700 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.9 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 700 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 3.9 mi
- State Trust: 4.3 mi
- BLM: 4.7 mi
- BLM: 5.3 mi
- BLM: 5.6 mi
- Sheridan Butte: 7.0 mi
- Eagle Butte: 8.3 mi
- Ingersol Butte: 10.7 mi
- Corral Butte: 11.0 mi
- Big Peak: 12.1 mi
- Powder River Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
- Prairie County Veterans Park: 12.7 mi
- Murn Park: 12.7 mi
- Strawberry Hill Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
- Powder River Historical Marker: 20.4 mi
- Prairie County Fairgrounds: 12.4 mi
- T: 13.4 mi
- Camp 21: 14.6 mi
- Prairie County Museum: 12.7 mi
- Range Riders Museum: 24.9 mi
- WaterWorks Art Museum: 25.0 mi
- Horse on Carbon Hill: 23.9 mi
- Native American and Horse: 23.9 mi
- Sheepshead Bluffs: 22.5 mi
- Miles City Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devils Backbone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sheep Mountain | NW 317° | 1,079 m | 19.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,014 m | 15.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,013 m | 13.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,005 m | 14.8 mi |
| The Knob | S 189° | 988 m | 14.1 mi |
| Baldy Peak | SSE 166° | 982 m | 17.0 mi |
| Big Peak | SSE 157° | 970 m | 12.1 mi |
| Horse Creek Hill | W 274° | 955 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:13 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:26 | 16:17 |
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 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 46 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terry, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357964332
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