Rocky Point
Rocky Point is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 693 m. Antoine Butte stands 1,743 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Smoky Johnson Hill, a peak 3.3 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
human settlement in Montana, United States of America
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
37 named places within 25 miles
- Smoky Johnson Hill: 3.3 mi
- Button Butte: 7.6 mi
- Indian Butte: 14.8 mi
- Dovetail Butte: 16.3 mi
- Haystack Butte: 16.9 mi
- Valentine Springs: 17.8 mi
- Brown Spring: 19.7 mi
- Davis Spring: 20.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 22.2 mi
- Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 7.9 mi
- Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 11.3 mi
- UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 24.6 mi
- State Trust: 3.7 mi
- BLM: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Butte | NNW 345° | 1,743 m | 23.3 mi |
| Shell Butte | NNW 348° | 1,735 m | 23.6 mi |
| Old Scraggy Peak | N 351° | 1,731 m | 23.3 mi |
| Beaver Mountain | N 351° | 1,689 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mission Peak | NNW 339° | 1,680 m | 23.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,673 m | 24.7 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNW 342° | 1,664 m | 20.5 mi |
| Gold Bug Butte | NNW 340° | 1,660 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:28 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:32 | 16:25 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sand Creek, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
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