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Native American Memorial

Native American Memorial from directly overhead

Native American Memorial is a historic site in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,002 m. Shortys Hill stands 1,561 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 7th Cavalry horse cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

American National Monument

Dates from 1879-01-29.

Wikidata Q1865583, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.57107, -107.42779

46 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
Parks: 13
  • Apsaalooke Veterans Park: 2.2 mi
  • Crow Fair Pow Wow: 2.2 mi
  • Apsaalooke Code Talkers Park: 2.7 mi
  • Garryowen Historical Marker: 3.0 mi
  • Fairgrounds: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shortys HillSSE 147°1,561 m22.5 mi
Sarpy MountainsENE 76°1,380 m22.0 mi
Traditional Crows Nest?ESE 122°1,353 m16.5 mi
Rattlesnake ButteSSW 210°1,282 m23.6 mi
Red HillE 82°1,225 m23.8 mi
Mission ButtesSW 230°1,195 m12.9 mi
Castle RockENE 64°1,173 m14.2 mi
Haystack ButteN 7°1,107 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:22
June solstice05:2120:1721:03
September equinox06:5718:3019:09
December solstice07:4815:4016:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242838475665737262483526
Precip in0.50.60.91.52.51.91.30.91.41.40.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hardin, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/1217666269

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