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Elephant Rocks

Elephant Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Elephant Rocks is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,531 m. Greathouse Peak stands 2,646 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ubet, a ghost town 5.8 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1531 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.73746, -109.65518
Around it

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • West Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Mount Harlow: 8.6 mi
  • Oka Butte: 9.9 mi
  • Jump Off Peak: 10.8 mi
  • Stevens Butte: 11.1 mi
Springs: 13
Parks: 12
  • Blade Park: 6.1 mi
  • Moore High School Park: 16.3 mi
  • Moore City Park: 16.7 mi
  • Ackley Lake State Park: 19.7 mi
  • Judith River Historical Marker: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Wheatland County Fairgrounds/Rodeo Arena: 22.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Milwaukee Depot Museum: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Greathouse PeakE 81°2,646 m14.3 mi
Old BaldyE 86°2,645 m16.2 mi
Tepee PointE 87°2,558 m13.5 mi
West PeakENE 63°2,499 m6.3 mi
Lost PeakE 91°2,494 m18.6 mi
Bartleson PeakW 259°2,288 m24.1 mi
Jump Off PeakENE 64°2,285 m10.8 mi
Twin SistersW 274°2,254 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5119:31
June solstice05:2520:3021:17
September equinox07:0618:3819:18
December solstice08:0115:4216:34

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232331394856656454423223
Precip in0.40.50.61.83.33.01.71.51.40.90.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Judith GAP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357957984

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