Fort Howes
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
139 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 5.3 mi
- BLM: 7.4 mi
- BLM: 9.7 mi
- BLM: 12.1 mi
- BLM: 12.8 mi
- Soap Spring: 7.7 mi
- Boyce Meadow Spring: 8.0 mi
- Tooley Spring: 8.1 mi
- Loggins Spring: 8.4 mi
- Parrish Spring Number Two: 9.0 mi
- 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
- King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 11.8 mi
- Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 14.2 mi
- Diamond Butte Lookout: 10.8 mi
- Cheyenne Indian Museum: 23.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Creek Butte | NNE 25° | 1,344 m | 24.3 mi |
| Poker Jim Butte | WNW 285° | 1,326 m | 10.9 mi |
| Gardner Butte | ENE 78° | 1,306 m | 13.9 mi |
| Diamond Butte | ESE 102° | 1,301 m | 10.7 mi |
| Threemile Buttes | NE 40° | 1,297 m | 17.5 mi |
| Red Butte | S 190° | 1,292 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bailey Hill | E 80° | 1,282 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cook Mountain | N 358° | 1,282 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:11 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:36 | 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 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
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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