Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area
Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 2,247 m. Emigrant Peak stands 3,327 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Sentinel, a peak 3.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Forest Service
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Sentinel: 3.8 mi
- Crystal Cross Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Hyalite Peak: 6.7 mi
- Eaglehead Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Fridley Peak: 7.4 mi
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- Emigrant Gulch Historical Marker: 12.4 mi
- Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Town Center: 14.4 mi
- Golden Stone Park - North: 14.6 mi
- Point of Rocks: 7.3 mi
- First Buttress: 13.6 mi
- Black Line Buttress: 13.6 mi
- Fish Face: 13.7 mi
- Waltz Formation: 13.7 mi
- History Rock: 13.9 mi
- Yellowstone Hot Springs: 16.3 mi
- Madison Base: 20.4 mi
- The Guestbook: 21.3 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 23.4 mi
- Dome Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Gallatin Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness: 18.4 mi
- Palisade Falls: 12.9 mi
- Aldridge: 18.9 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emigrant Peak | E 97° | 3,327 m | 15.0 mi |
| Wilson Peak | W 279° | 3,199 m | 15.4 mi |
| Jumbo Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,175 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Bole | N 5° | 3,148 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hyalite Peak | NNE 22° | 3,138 m | 6.7 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | NNE 23° | 3,122 m | 8.6 mi |
| Ramshorn Peak | SSW 203° | 3,113 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Blackmore | N 2° | 3,105 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:31 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:55 | 16:45 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 26 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SKY 2wnw, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/6043573
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