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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.

What the record says

Inscription
John Frank Stevens December 11, 1889

How to reach it

Coordinates48.31772, -113.35297

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

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 RockwellNNW2,862 m9.8 mi
Mount Saint NicholasWNW2,857 m10.4 mi
Grizzly MountainNNW2,755 m7.3 mi
Battlement MountainNW2,692 m10.1 mi
Church ButteWNW2,687 m8.6 mi
Mount HenryN2,682 m9.4 mi
Summit MountainNNW2,673 m2.6 mi
Mount DespairNNW2,616 m6.7 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5866416497

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