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USFWS

USFWS from directly overhead

USFWS is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 628 m. Barr Butte stands 696 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.72247, -104.10087
Around it

43 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 20
Parks: 14
  • Brush Lake State Park: 8.3 mi
  • Sunset Park: 10.2 mi
  • Noelle Meyer Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
  • Onstad Park: 10.3 mi
  • Writing Rock Park: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Barr Butte: 14.6 mi
  • Brush Mountain: 17.2 mi
  • Umbrights Hill: 20.5 mi
  • Smoky Butte: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barr ButteSE 140°696 m14.6 mi
Smoky ButteE 98°673 m24.8 mi
Brush MountainS 177°672 m17.2 mi
Umbrights HillSW 221°607 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:2819:09
June solstice04:5420:1421:04
September equinox06:4418:1518:56
December solstice07:4715:0816:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91325405262676655412514
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.23.12.51.61.31.00.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westby, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214601

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