Our Lady Of The Rockies
Our Lady Of The Rockies is a historic site in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 2,430 m. Table Mountain stands 3,113 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Our Lady of the Rockies, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
Dedicated to all mothers and Mother Mary, LOTR is the 4th Tallest Freestanding Statue in the USA
The story
statue of Virgin Mary in Montana
Wikidata Q7111031, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 12/17/1985
- Height
- 90'
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rampart Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Goldflint Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Timber Butte: 5.0 mi
- Black Sheep Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Big Butte: 5.6 mi
- Meaderville Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- Butte Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- Whittier Park: 2.4 mi
- Race Track Park: 2.7 mi
- Fleecer Park: 2.8 mi
- Science Mine: 4.3 mi
- Piccadilly Museum of Transportation: 4.4 mi
- Copper King Mansion: 4.6 mi
- Historic Clark Chateau Museum & Gallery: 4.7 mi
- Church at World Museum of Mining: 5.7 mi
- Town Talk Bakery: 4.0 mi
- The Original Butte Copper Mine: 4.6 mi
- Anselmo Mine: 4.9 mi
- Jefferson County Fairgrounds: 22.0 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 22.9 mi
- Bob Green: 5.5 mi
- Orediggers: 5.5 mi
- Montana Tech: 5.5 mi
- Bob Green: 5.5 mi
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Freedom Point PIcnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Sheepshead Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Elder Creek Picinic Area: 17.7 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 21.1 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 21.1 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 21.1 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 21.1 mi
- Our Lady of the Rockies: 0.0 mi
- Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Granite Mountain Memorial Area: 4.2 mi
- Friend Spring: 11.9 mi
- Deer Spring: 20.8 mi
- Bull Pen Spring: 22.2 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 16.1 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 16.2 mi
- Anaconda Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Silver Bow: 10.6 mi
- Gregson: 17.7 mi
- Lost Tomahawk: 21.3 mi
- BLM: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Our Lady Of The Rockies. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain | S 182° | 3,113 m | 17.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | S 185° | 3,055 m | 17.7 mi |
| East Peak | S 179° | 3,017 m | 17.6 mi |
| West Peak | S 186° | 2,944 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Fleecer | SW 235° | 2,873 m | 20.9 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,682 m | 11.3 mi |
| Big Mountain | S 184° | 2,682 m | 21.2 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | S 182° | 2,616 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:39 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 15:57 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butte Bert Mooney AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1228557540
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