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The Blue Slide

The Blue Slide, seen from above at true elevation

The Blue Slide is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 754 m. Mount Headley stands 2,249 m to the east-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Rock Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
754 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.71438, -115.42044
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Rock Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Cougar Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Graves Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Castle Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Vermilion Peak: 5.7 mi
Parks: 8
  • Thompson Falls State Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
  • Power Park: 8.7 mi
  • Ainsworth Park: 8.7 mi
  • Miller Park: 8.8 mi
  • Fort Thompson Park and Playground: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bloom Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Bobtail Spring: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • David Thompson Monument: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Vermillion Falls: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of The Blue Slide. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HeadleyENE 76°2,249 m7.5 mi
Marmot PeakENE 74°2,200 m9.8 mi
Cube Iron MountainESE 107°2,179 m6.3 mi
Graves PeakNE 42°2,148 m3.9 mi
Priscilla PeakE 98°2,132 m12.2 mi
Mount SilcoxSE 128°2,103 m8.4 mi
Eddy MountainSE 138°2,095 m16.1 mi
Round Top MountainESE 122°2,091 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1419:54
June solstice05:4420:5621:44
September equinox07:2919:0119:41
December solstice08:2816:0016:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239465561706960473529
Precip in2.31.92.01.62.12.20.90.91.02.22.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thompson Falls PH, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357939962

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