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Red Cliff

Red Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Red Cliff is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,998 m. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallatin Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1998 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.16660, -111.23967
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lemondrop: 2.6 mi
  • Cinnamon Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Burnt Top: 3.6 mi
  • Lone Indian Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Grouse Mountain: 5.8 mi
Parks: 11
  • Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
  • Golden Stone Park - South: 7.1 mi
  • Golden Stone Park - North: 7.2 mi
  • Town Center: 7.2 mi
  • Town Center Park: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • First Buttress: 17.3 mi
  • Gallatin Tower: 17.3 mi
  • Black Line Buttress: 17.3 mi
  • Waltz Formation: 17.3 mi
  • Fish Face: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Red Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeaksSW 230°3,428 m13.9 mi
Koch PeakSW 230°3,408 m14.0 mi
Lone MountainNW 307°3,397 m12.8 mi
Gallatin PeakNNW 336°3,357.3 m15.2 mi
No Man PeakWSW 243°3,285 m14.8 mi
Cedar MountainWNW 287°3,267 m14.7 mi
Woodward MountainSW 218°3,246 m13.8 mi
Woodward MountainSW 218°3,204 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5919:38
June solstice05:3820:3121:17
September equinox07:1318:4519:24
December solstice08:0215:5716:46

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192229354451605851392618
Precip in1.81.51.92.42.83.21.31.61.71.81.61.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SKY 2wnw, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357972283

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