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Walling Reef

Walling Reef, seen from above at true elevation

Walling Reef is a cliff in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,322 m. Old Baldy stands 2,769 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennie Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2322 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.09885, -112.79728
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 7
  • Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
  • Wapiti Park: 13.7 mi
  • Chief Mountain and Old North Trail Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
  • Dupuyer Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
  • Ear Mountain State Game Refuge: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Museums: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Walling Reef. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old BaldyS 184°2,769 m17.0 mi
Mount WrightSSW 196°2,701 m8.7 mi
Mount LockhartSSW 191°2,643 m12.4 mi
Mount FieldW 279°2,600 m8.7 mi
Choteau MountainSSE 161°2,560 m12.1 mi
Teton PeakS 188°2,560 m14.7 mi
Morningstar MountainWNW 300°2,553 m12.5 mi
Mount Patrick GassSW 219°2,544 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0319:44
June solstice05:3220:4721:36
September equinox07:1918:5019:31
December solstice08:1915:4716:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232431404855636254423124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blackleaf, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357940386

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