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Point of Rocks

Point of Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Point of Rocks is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1512 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.25160, -110.87272
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 12
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
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
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
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakS 174°3,341 m17.1 mi
Emigrant PeakE 84°3,327 m8.1 mi
Sheep MountainSE 139°3,189 m12.7 mi
Monitor PeakESE 119°3,168 m12.8 mi
Mount BoleNNW 332°3,148 m12.9 mi
Hyalite PeakNNW 334°3,138 m9.9 mi
Mineral MountainESE 101°3,131 m12.8 mi
Overlook MountainNNW 342°3,122 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:36
June solstice05:3720:3021:16
September equinox07:1118:4419:23
December solstice08:0015:5516:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455362706960473425
Precip in0.80.60.90.92.01.91.31.01.21.51.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357938018

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