Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump
Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump is a museum in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 787 m. Centennial Mountain stands 1,767 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Sky Images & Collectables, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- H. Earl and Margaret Turner Clack Memorial Foundation
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
80 named places within 25 miles
- Great Northern Fair Grounds: 0.4 mi
- Wahkpa Chu'gn Meat Market Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
- Optimist Park: 1.1 mi
- US Bank Park: 1.6 mi
- Kuhr Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Black Butte: 2.3 mi
- Indian Woman Butte: 3.9 mi
- Cement Hill: 4.5 mi
- Saddle Butte: 4.6 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 9.5 mi
- State Trust: 9.5 mi
- Local Government: 11.7 mi
- State Trust: 13.8 mi
- State Trust: 15.0 mi
- State Trust: 15.2 mi
- H Earl Clack Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
- Havre Beneath the Streets: 1.7 mi
- H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum: 1.8 mi
- Blaine County Museum: 22.2 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 22.2 mi
- Big Sky Images & Collectables: 0.0 mi
- James J. Hill "The Empire Builder": 1.7 mi
- Great Northern Fair Grounds: 0.4 mi
- The Battle of Bear Paws: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,767 m | 24.9 mi |
| Long George Peak | S 178° | 1,623 m | 23.7 mi |
| Parker Butte | S 182° | 1,578 m | 23.6 mi |
| Barber Butte | SE 146° | 1,525 m | 23.6 mi |
| Camels Back | S 188° | 1,480 m | 23.1 mi |
| Number One Mountain | S 185° | 1,462 m | 15.3 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | S 185° | 1,442 m | 19.6 mi |
| Otis Mountain | S 171° | 1,437 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:50 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:36 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:32 | 16:26 |
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 | 21 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Havre AP Asos, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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