USFWS
USFWS is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 687 m. Antoine Butte stands 1,743 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River, a park 3.6 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
101 named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 6.1 mi
- BLM: 9.7 mi
- BLM: 9.7 mi
- State Trust: 10.7 mi
- BLM: 11.3 mi
- Indian Butte: 5.8 mi
- Fortress Butte: 5.9 mi
- Smoky Johnson Hill: 12.8 mi
- Reppe Butte: 13.0 mi
- Thornhill Butte: 15.1 mi
- Lewis Spring: 11.6 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 12.0 mi
- Bow Spring: 13.4 mi
- Bakers Spring: 13.7 mi
- Mud Spring: 14.4 mi
- Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 3.6 mi
- Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
- Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 17.4 mi
- Roy City Park: 23.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 14.9 mi
- Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 15.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Butte | NNE 23° | 1,743 m | 21.5 mi |
| Shell Butte | NNE 25° | 1,735 m | 22.5 mi |
| Old Scraggy Peak | NNE 28° | 1,731 m | 22.9 mi |
| Beaver Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,689 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mission Peak | NNE 18° | 1,680 m | 20.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,673 m | 23.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNE 26° | 1,664 m | 18.6 mi |
| Gold Bug Butte | NNE 20° | 1,660 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:47 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:29 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:33 | 16:26 |
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 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sand Creek, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185215041
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