- Elevation
- 1,512 m
- Tallest summit within 18.2 miles
- Electric Peak3,341 m · 17.1 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:16local time
- Coordinates
- 45.2516, -110.8727
Point of Rocks is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded 1,512 m. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker, a park 3.5 miles away.
- Elevation
- 1512 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Point of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | S 174° | 3,341 m | 17.1 mi |
| Emigrant Peak | E 84° | 3,327 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SE 139° | 3,189 m | 12.7 mi |
| Monitor Peak | ESE 119° | 3,168 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Bole | NNW 332° | 3,148 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hyalite Peak | NNW 334° | 3,138 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | ESE 101° | 3,131 m | 12.8 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | NNW 342° | 3,122 m | 11.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dome Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Crystal Cross Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Sphinx Mountain: 6.7 mi
- High Mountain: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Dick Randall Point: 8.7 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.6 mi
- Red Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Black Line Buttress: 20.8 mi
Parks: 11
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 3.5 mi
- Emigrant Gulch Historical Marker: 7.8 mi
- Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- Arch Park: 17.3 mi
- Gallatin Game Preserve: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- Yellowstone Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 17.3 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 17.4 mi
- History Rock: 17.6 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 21.1 mi
Springs: 6
- Palette Spring: 20.9 mi
- Orange Spring Mound: 21.1 mi
- New Blue Spring: 21.2 mi
- Cupid Spring: 21.2 mi
- Dryad Springs: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Palisade Falls: 15.3 mi
- Passage Falls: 18.3 mi
- Rustic Falls: 23.1 mi
- Undine Falls: 24.1 mi
- Wraith Falls: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Aldridge: 12.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:30 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:55 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 17 mi away.
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