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The Point

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Elevation
638 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Snake Butte804 m · 15.8 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:02local time
Coordinates
48.0820, -104.3783
The Point, seen from above at true elevation

The Point is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded 638 m. Snake Butte stands 804 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

Elevation
638 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake ButteNE 38°804 m15.8 mi
Blue HillSSW 192°801 m9.1 mi
Bull ButteNE 42°785 m23.8 mi
Lone ButteSSW 197°784 m14.3 mi
Three ButtesSSW 212°765 m4.1 mi
Clay ButteNNE 27°739 m14.8 mi
Antelope ButteSE 133°728 m9.1 mi
Sugar Top HillNNW 336°695 m9.0 mi

69 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 45
Peaks: 8
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:2919:10
June solstice04:5820:1321:02
September equinox06:4518:1618:57
December solstice07:4615:1316:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131831455665717060452917
Precip in0.40.30.50.92.32.92.71.41.30.90.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Culbertson, 8 mi away.

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