Old Fort Peck Historical Marker
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Old Fort Peck Historical Marker is a historic site in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 708 m. Square Butte stands 861 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Peck Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
park in Valley County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49535011, matched on coordinates and name (284 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 708 m
How to reach it
90 named places within 25 miles
- US DOD: 2.1 mi
- US DOD: 6.1 mi
- State Trust: 8.1 mi
- BLM: 9.7 mi
- BLM: 9.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 8.2 mi
- Deadman Butte: 8.5 mi
- Tiger Butte: 8.9 mi
- Coal Hill: 11.4 mi
- Lucky Hill: 12.0 mi
- Fort Peck Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Big Muddy Park: 1.2 mi
- John Hahn Memorial Field: 1.2 mi
- Mall Park: 1.6 mi
- Osage Circle Park: 1.6 mi
- Powerhouse Museum: 3.2 mi
- Valley County Pioneer Museum: 15.9 mi
- G: 16.3 mi
- Swallow Nest Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Fort Peck Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square Butte | S 183° | 861 m | 20.3 mi |
| Coal Hill | ESE 109° | 844 m | 11.4 mi |
| Signal Butte | SSW 198° | 832 m | 23.2 mi |
| Indian Hill | E 97° | 831 m | 8.2 mi |
| Brownie Butte | S 190° | 831 m | 23.7 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | SW 230° | 830 m | 23.7 mi |
| Goat Mountain | SE 129° | 810 m | 17.1 mi |
| Westland Hill | SE 125° | 809 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:22 | 16:16 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Peck PWR PLT, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357960631
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