Cliff · Montana
The Point
The Point is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 638 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.08196, -104.37828
69 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 45
- State Trust: 0.9 mi
- State Trust: 1.7 mi
- BLM: 1.7 mi
- BLM: 3.5 mi
- BLM: 4.4 mi
Parks: 9
- Bruegger Centennial Park: 7.6 mi
- C C Recreation Complex: 8.0 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 8.1 mi
- Fort Union Historical Marker: 10.1 mi
- Snowden Bridge Historical Marker: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 8
- Three Buttes: 4.1 mi
- Sugar Top Hill: 9.0 mi
- Antelope Butte: 9.1 mi
- Blue Hill: 9.1 mi
- Lone Butte: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fort Union Trading Post: 16.6 mi
- Fort Buford State Historic Site: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Balls Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 20.5 mi
Museums: 1
- Culbertson Museum: 7.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Butte | NE 38° | 804 m | 15.8 mi |
| Blue Hill | SSW 192° | 801 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bull Butte | NE 42° | 785 m | 23.8 mi |
| Lone Butte | SSW 197° | 784 m | 14.3 mi |
| Three Buttes | SSW 212° | 765 m | 4.1 mi |
| Clay Butte | NNE 27° | 739 m | 14.8 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SE 133° | 728 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sugar Top Hill | NNW 336° | 695 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:13 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:13 | 16:07 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Culbertson, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357931193
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