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Public Land

Public Land from directly overhead

Public Land is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,536 m. Mount Bole stands 3,148 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Creekwood Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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How to reach it

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Coordinates45.71411, -111.00244
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Creekwood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Legends at Bridger Creek Park: 0.8 mi
  • Story Mill Community Park: 1.5 mi
  • Story Mill Spur Park: 1.6 mi
  • Glen Lake Rotary Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Drinking Horse Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Bozeman Beacon: 1.7 mi
  • Flaming Arrow Rock: 1.7 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Bridger Peak: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Public Service Wall: 6.7 mi
  • Recess Wall: 6.8 mi
  • Frat Boy Wall: 6.8 mi
  • Under the Sea Wall: 8.6 mi
  • Practice Rock: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Museums: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Books Box: 2.8 mi
  • "Spirit" MSU Bobcat: 3.9 mi
  • Red Chair: 4.0 mi
  • T-Rex Fossil: 4.3 mi
  • Sundial: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Childrens Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Community Gardens: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Bozeman Beach: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Palisade Falls: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Public Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BoleS 179°3,148 m20.6 mi
Hyalite PeakS 175°3,138 m23.1 mi
Overlook MountainS 172°3,122 m21.5 mi
Mount BlackmoreS 180°3,105 m18.6 mi
Fridley PeakS 172°3,073 m23.0 mi
Divide PeakS 176°3,058 m21.5 mi
Elephant MountainS 178°3,054 m19.0 mi
Alex Lowe PeakS 182°3,054 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5719:37
June solstice05:3520:3221:18
September equinox07:1218:4419:23
December solstice08:0315:5316:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735435159676657453224
Precip in0.90.81.42.52.93.31.31.31.41.81.21.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bozeman Montana State Univ, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/160443563

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