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John Frank Stevens

John Frank Stevens from directly overhead

John Frank Stevens is a historic site in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,594 m. Mount Rockwell stands 2,862 m to the north-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Flattop Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.

John Frank Stevens was a civil engineer for the Great Northern Railway.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
John Frank Stevens December 11, 1889
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.31772, -113.35297
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rockwell Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Aster falls: 10.7 mi
  • Appistoki Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Running Eagle Falls: 12.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Wapiti Park: 19.7 mi
  • All Chief's Park: 22.9 mi
  • Blackfeet Park: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of John Frank Stevens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RockwellNNW 333°2,862 m9.8 mi
Mount Saint NicholasWNW 299°2,857 m10.4 mi
Grizzly MountainNNW 342°2,755 m7.3 mi
Battlement MountainNW 312°2,692 m10.1 mi
Church ButteWNW 301°2,687 m8.6 mi
Mount HenryN 3°2,682 m9.4 mi
Summit MountainNNW 343°2,673 m2.6 mi
Mount DespairNNW 327°2,616 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3320:5021:39
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:2315:4816:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222228364553605951402922
Precip in3.12.62.62.22.94.01.51.52.22.52.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5866416497

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