Sturgeon Island
Sturgeon Island is a nature reserve in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 717 m. Mission Peak stands 1,680 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 717 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
97 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 1.2 mi
- BLM: 5.6 mi
- State Trust: 8.8 mi
- State Trust: 9.2 mi
- BLM: 9.6 mi
- Black Butte: 5.3 mi
- Reppe Butte: 5.9 mi
- White Horse Butte: 7.7 mi
- Woodhawk Hill: 8.2 mi
- Saskatchewan Butte: 12.5 mi
- Hart Spring: 6.0 mi
- Bow Spring: 8.2 mi
- Linder Spring: 11.2 mi
- Lewis Spring: 11.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 13.6 mi
- Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 21.6 mi
- Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 21.9 mi
- Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 3.4 mi
- Winifred Museum: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sturgeon Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Peak | ENE 68° | 1,680 m | 22.9 mi |
| Silver Peak | ENE 75° | 1,664 m | 24.1 mi |
| Gold Bug Butte | ENE 70° | 1,660 m | 23.4 mi |
| Eagle Child Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,587 m | 20.6 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NW 322° | 1,578 m | 23.7 mi |
| Indian Peak | ENE 69° | 1,553 m | 21.6 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Butte | ENE 73° | 1,490 m | 22.8 mi |
| Lookout Butte | N 359° | 1,480 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:31 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:34 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winifred, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/186902864
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