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Lost Tomahawk

Lost Tomahawk from directly overhead

Lost Tomahawk is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,354 m. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks, a peak 3.9 miles away.

Lost Tomahawk is a walk-in fishing access site and picnic area serving the Jefferson Valley. There is a public floater's camp for anyone following the Jefferson River Canoe Trail segment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation - Jefferson River Chapter
Access
Permitted

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.74903, -112.18818
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Jefferson Valley Historical Marker: 10.6 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition Campsite Historical Marker: 14.0 mi
  • Father De Smet Historical Marker: 14.0 mi
  • Twin Bridges City Park: 15.7 mi
  • Jessen Park: 15.8 mi
Hot springs: 5
  • Renova Hotspring: 4.1 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 4.1 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 4.1 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 4.1 mi
  • Biltmore Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
Museums: 5
Springs: 4
  • Friend Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Bull Pen Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Round Spring: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Lost Tomahawk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakSSE 151°3,218 m14.5 mi
Hollowtop MountainSE 137°3,216 m12.8 mi
Lakeshore MountainSSE 160°3,179 m11.3 mi
A P A MountainSSE 163°3,167 m11.3 mi
Mount JacksonSSE 159°3,165 m11.7 mi
Lonesome PeakSSE 149°3,148 m16.0 mi
Noble PeakSSE 154°3,147 m14.2 mi
Table MountainW 268°3,113 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0219:41
June solstice05:4020:3721:23
September equinox07:1618:4919:28
December solstice08:0815:5816:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736435159656355443223
Precip in0.20.20.40.81.72.20.90.80.90.70.30.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1322288819

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