Camp Disappointment
Camp Disappointment is a historic site in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,223 m. Looking Glass Hill stands 1,854 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rimrock Butte, a peak 3.5 miles away. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
northernmost campsite of the Lewis and Clark expedition
Wikidata Q5027126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
35 named places within 25 miles
- Rimrock Butte: 3.5 mi
- Square Butte: 5.6 mi
- Little Crown Butte: 7.9 mi
- Antelope Butte: 8.3 mi
- Horsethief Ridge: 9.7 mi
- Camp Disappointment Historical Marker: 7.5 mi
- Blackfeet Park: 11.5 mi
- All Chief's Park: 11.9 mi
- Main Street City Park: 22.2 mi
- Cut Bank Sports Complex: 22.9 mi
- Farthest Point West: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 22.0 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 12.3 mi
- Glacier Fun center: 22.4 mi
- Cut Bank Penguin: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Disappointment. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looking Glass Hill | WSW 248° | 1,854 m | 24.6 mi |
| Red Blanket Butte | WSW 256° | 1,723 m | 21.1 mi |
| Houseman Hill | WNW 282° | 1,558 m | 13.6 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNW 329° | 1,495 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hoodoo Hill | NW 310° | 1,494 m | 12.8 mi |
| Red Buttes | NNW 336° | 1,452 m | 12.2 mi |
| Landslide Butte | NNE 24° | 1,420 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bushnell Hill | NNW 345° | 1,417 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:49 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:22 | 15:43 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CUT Bank AP, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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