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Story Mill Nature Reserve

Story Mill Nature Reserve from directly overhead

Story Mill Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,442 m. Mount Bole stands 3,148 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Story Mill Spur Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Bozeman

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.69745, -111.02482
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Story Mill Spur Park: 0.1 mi
  • Story Mill Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Depot Park: 0.7 mi
  • Glen Lake Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
  • Legends at Bridger Creek Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Bozeman Beacon: 2.0 mi
  • Drinking Horse Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Flaming Arrow Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Bridger Peak: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Public Service Wall: 6.8 mi
  • Recess Wall: 6.8 mi
  • Frat Boy Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Under the Sea Wall: 8.3 mi
  • Practice Rock: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Books Box: 1.4 mi
  • "Spirit" MSU Bobcat: 2.3 mi
  • Red Chair: 2.5 mi
  • T-Rex Fossil: 2.8 mi
  • Sundial: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Childrens Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Community Gardens: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Bozeman Beach: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Palisade Falls: 16.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BoleS 176°3,148 m19.5 mi
Hyalite PeakS 172°3,138 m22.1 mi
Overlook MountainS 169°3,122 m20.6 mi
Mount BlackmoreS 177°3,105 m17.5 mi
Fridley PeakS 169°3,073 m22.0 mi
Divide PeakS 173°3,058 m20.5 mi
Elephant MountainS 175°3,054 m17.9 mi
Alex Lowe PeakS 178°3,054 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5819:37
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/783786247

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