Rock Creek Confluence
Rock Creek Confluence is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,077 m. Butte Cabin Ridge stands 2,582 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome Creek Wilderness Historical Marker, a park 1.6 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Five Valleys Land Trust
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Garnet Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Welcome Creek Wilderness Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
- Beavertail Hill State Park: 4.5 mi
- Hellgate Park: 8.6 mi
- Hampton South: 8.8 mi
- Hampton North: 8.8 mi
- Iris Point: 3.4 mi
- Babcock Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Beavertail Hill: 4.0 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Elk Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 17.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Graveyard Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Korean Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Missoula Law Enforcement Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Educational Garden: 16.7 mi
- ASUM Garden: 17.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 17.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Outdoor Learning Center: 18.2 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 18.2 mi
- Montana Museum of Art and Culture: 17.8 mi
- Arts Missoula: 18.2 mi
- Missoula Art Museum: 18.4 mi
- E3 Convergance Gallery: 18.5 mi
- Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 18.8 mi
- KettleHouse Amphitheater: 13.9 mi
- Garnet Ghost Town: 17.2 mi
- The M: 17.2 mi
- The L: 17.5 mi
- Library Car: 20.3 mi
- Captain John Mullan: 14.6 mi
- Grizzly Gate: 17.9 mi
- The X’s: 18.5 mi
- The Fishing Kids: 18.9 mi
- Colma Spring: 2.4 mi
- Lodgepole Spring: 8.3 mi
- Bearmouth Spring: 16.5 mi
- Bearmouth Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 15.5 mi
- Bearmouth Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 15.8 mi
- Clearwater Junction Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Nimrod Warm Springs: 10.3 mi
- Blue Slide: 13.4 mi
- MPG Ranch: 15.9 mi
- Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Rock Creek Confluence. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Cabin Ridge | S 182° | 2,582 m | 16.9 mi |
| Quigg Peak | S 188° | 2,539 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hogback Point | S 176° | 2,489 m | 18.2 mi |
| Silver King Mountain | SE 146° | 2,392 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sliderock Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,374 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,332 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mineral Peak | NNW 341° | 2,258 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cleveland Mountain | SW 223° | 2,234 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:07 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:46 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 15:58 | 16:50 |
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 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 39 | 28 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potomac, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/629145895
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