Ekalaka Historical Marker
Ekalaka Historical Marker is a park in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,049 m. Big Hill stands 1,206 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Carter County Museum, a museum 0.9 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1049 m
How to reach it
84 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 4.1 mi
- State Trust: 5.5 mi
- BLM: 7.2 mi
- BLM: 7.7 mi
- BLM: 8.2 mi
- Red Hill: 4.2 mi
- Wilder Butte: 4.6 mi
- Chimney Rock: 7.7 mi
- Stone Lady Rock: 8.3 mi
- Piney Butte: 8.5 mi
- Ekalaka City Park: 0.9 mi
- Perso Park: 1.1 mi
- Opechee Park: 4.8 mi
- Medicine Rocks State Park: 10.3 mi
- Carter County Museum: 0.9 mi
- Carter County Fairgrounds: 1.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ekalaka Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | WSW 240° | 1,206 m | 10.2 mi |
| Belltower Butte | SSE 150° | 1,198 m | 24.2 mi |
| Saddle Butte | SW 214° | 1,134 m | 22.7 mi |
| Newberry Knob | SW 220° | 1,122 m | 10.2 mi |
| Wilder Butte | NNW 336° | 1,087 m | 4.6 mi |
| Red Hill | E 85° | 1,085 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bearhorn Butte | NNE 17° | 1,083 m | 22.1 mi |
| Dutchmans Hill | ENE 76° | 1,080 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:07 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:26 | 16:17 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ekalaka, 1 mi away.
- Red-headed Woodpecker6 obs
- Ring-necked Pheasant5 obs
- Lazuli Bunting4 obs
- Great Horned Owl4 obs
- Mountain Cottontail4 obs
- Blue Jay3 obs
- Common Grackle3 obs
- Black-headed Grosbeak3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357961869
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