Sheepshead Bluffs
Sheepshead Bluffs is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 786 m. Diamond G Butte stands 982 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 786 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
69 named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 3.0 mi
- State Trust: 4.2 mi
- BLM: 4.9 mi
- BLM: 5.6 mi
- State Trust: 6.6 mi
- Walther Park: 3.8 mi
- Yellowstone River Historical Marker: 6.6 mi
- Prairie County Veterans Park: 9.8 mi
- Murn Park: 9.8 mi
- Powder River Historical Marker: 16.1 mi
- Denbys Peak: 4.0 mi
- Diamond G Butte: 11.7 mi
- Sheridan Butte: 16.3 mi
- Simons Butte: 16.5 mi
- Flat Top Butte: 16.7 mi
- Barrs Bluffs: 7.0 mi
- Devils Backbone: 22.5 mi
- Iron Bluffs: 24.4 mi
- T: 9.1 mi
- Prairie County Fairgrounds: 10.1 mi
- Prairie County Museum: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheepshead Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond G Butte | NW 319° | 982 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bowgun Butte | W 277° | 889 m | 20.5 mi |
| Flat Top Butte | S 184° | 862 m | 16.7 mi |
| Eagle Butte | WSW 251° | 842 m | 19.8 mi |
| McClure Butte | W 264° | 826 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sheridan Butte | WSW 239° | 811 m | 16.3 mi |
| Simons Butte | ESE 120° | 791 m | 16.5 mi |
| Denbys Peak | E 94° | 740 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:12 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:23 | 16:15 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357964325
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