Short Slope
Short Slope is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,948 m. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Slope, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1948 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ore Camp Hill: 3.4 mi
- Goat Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Quartz Hill: 4.9 mi
- Morrison Hill: 5.4 mi
- Happy Camp Park: 4.9 mi
- Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Storm Park: 8.8 mi
- Brownes Bridge Historical Marker: 11.0 mi
- Humbug Spires Primitive Area Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 10.8 mi
- Muller Spring: 14.9 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 15.4 mi
- Garrison Spring: 16.7 mi
- Mill Spring: 17.2 mi
- Melrose: 7.0 mi
- Hecla: 7.9 mi
- Silver Bow: 23.2 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 12.2 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 12.2 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 18.2 mi
- Long Slope: 0.7 mi
- Coolidge: 17.2 mi
- Lupine Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
- The Sandbar: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Short Slope. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,394 m | 15.9 mi |
| Granite Mountain | SW 216° | 3,238 m | 9.9 mi |
| Barb Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,190 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Alverson | SW 217° | 3,176 m | 13.3 mi |
| Black Lion Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,167 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Tahepia | SW 219° | 3,155 m | 12.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | ENE 76° | 3,113 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | SW 226° | 3,076 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:39 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:01 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Divide, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357939128
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