CSKT Bison Range
CSKT Bison Range is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,130 m. McDonald Peak stands 2,983 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wild Horse Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Elk Point: 1.5 mi
- Red Sleep Mountain: 1.7 mi
- TV Point: 2.4 mi
- Trisky Point: 2.8 mi
- Elk Antler Pile: 2.6 mi
- Statue of the Sacred Heart: 6.2 mi
- Prayer Flag Mound: 11.7 mi
- Mani Wheel Mandala: 11.8 mi
- Buddha Marmay Dze: 11.8 mi
- Flathead Reservation Historical Marker: 4.3 mi
- Mission Valley Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
- Taelman Park: 6.2 mi
- Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge: 9.2 mi
- Mission Mountain Wilderness Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- Allard Complex: 6.1 mi
- Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana: 9.8 mi
- Garden of the Rockies Museum: 14.9 mi
- Three Chiefs Culture Center: 20.6 mi
- Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village: 24.7 mi
- Mission Falls: 13.7 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 14.2 mi
- Terrace Falls: 18.6 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Mission Mountain Interpretive Overlook: 4.3 mi
- Mission Mountains Viewpoint and Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Ninepipes Picnic Pullout: 9.8 mi
- Grand Menard Picnic Site: 19.1 mi
- F: 21.5 mi
- Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village: 24.7 mi
- Dixon Train Station (Abandoned and Demolished in 2013): 4.1 mi
- Garden of One Thousand Buddhas: 11.8 mi
- Giant Spring: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of CSKT Bison Range. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald Peak | ENE 77° | 2,983 m | 15.1 mi |
| East Saint Marys Peak | E 98° | 2,867 m | 15.2 mi |
| West McDonald Peak | ENE 77° | 2,861 m | 14.8 mi |
| Lowary Peak | E 95° | 2,858 m | 15.6 mi |
| West Saint Marys Peak | E 96° | 2,846 m | 14.7 mi |
| Peak Y | E 94° | 2,840 m | 15.4 mi |
| Glacier Peaks | E 83° | 2,827 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mountaineer Peak | E 88° | 2,807 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:09 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:50 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:22 | 15:57 | 16:50 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Ignatius, 6 mi away.
- American Bison92 obs
- Bitterroot58 obs
- American Black Bear49 obs
- Mule Deer48 obs
- Pronghorn35 obs
- arrowleaf balsamroot32 obs
- Western Meadowlark28 obs
- White-tailed Deer20 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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