Yellowstone River Island Wilderness Study Area
Yellowstone River Island Wilderness Study Area is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,348 m. Mount Cowen stands 3,417 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is M Street Park, a park 3.3 miles away. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
95 named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Livingston Peak: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Butte: 8.9 mi
- Wineglass Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Canyon Mountain: 11.0 mi
- M Street Park: 3.3 mi
- G Street Park: 3.8 mi
- Miles Park: 4.3 mi
- Sacajawea Park: 4.6 mi
- Ninth Street Park: 4.8 mi
- Allenspur Main Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Boundary Crag: 8.2 mi
- 7-11 Crag: 8.2 mi
- Obscurity Crag: 8.3 mi
- Public Service Wall: 20.0 mi
- BLM: 13.8 mi
- State Trust: 14.7 mi
- State Trust: 17.7 mi
- USFWS: 22.8 mi
- Public Land: 23.6 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Museum: 4.2 mi
- Livingston Depot: 4.2 mi
- Fort Parker: 4.8 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 17.9 mi
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yellowstone River Island Wilderness Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cowen | S 178° | 3,417 m | 21.9 mi |
| Crazy Peak | NNE 27° | 3,407 m | 24.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | S 174° | 3,337 m | 16.3 mi |
| Iddings Peak | NNE 23° | 3,334 m | 23.1 mi |
| Black Spire | S 180° | 3,305 m | 21.8 mi |
| Big Timber Peak | NNE 28° | 3,281 m | 24.9 mi |
| Boulder Mountain | SSE 163° | 3,237 m | 23.9 mi |
| Marten Peak | S 171° | 3,213 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:30 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:51 | 16:41 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/6056949
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- Bozeman · 26 mi
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