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Fort Howes

Fort Howes from directly overhead

Fort Howes is a historic site in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,025 m. Home Creek Butte stands 1,344 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Butte, a peak 0.7 miles away. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The story

Dates from 1897.

Wikidata Q17510858, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.28274, -106.14859

139 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 57
Peaks: 37
  • Taylor Butte: 0.7 mi
  • Stag Rock: 2.7 mi
  • Stag Rock Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Goodspeed Butte: 5.9 mi
  • Reanus Cone: 6.4 mi
Parks: 2
  • King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 11.8 mi
  • Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Diamond Butte Lookout: 10.8 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Home Creek ButteNNE 25°1,344 m24.3 mi
Poker Jim ButteWNW 285°1,326 m10.9 mi
Gardner ButteENE 78°1,306 m13.9 mi
Diamond ButteESE 102°1,301 m10.7 mi
Threemile ButtesNE 40°1,297 m17.5 mi
Red ButteS 190°1,292 m17.8 mi
Bailey HillE 80°1,282 m13.8 mi
Cook MountainN 358°1,282 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:17
June solstice05:1820:1120:57
September equinox06:5218:2519:04
December solstice07:4215:3616:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232535435262706959453324
Precip in0.50.70.91.92.92.71.71.11.11.40.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonnette 7 SW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/553110579

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