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Rosebud Battlefield State Park

Rosebud Battlefield State Park from directly overhead

Rosebud Battlefield State Park is a park in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,404 m. Shortys Hill stands 1,561 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is MT FWP, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1404 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.23053, -106.99785

57 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 32
Peaks: 14
Parks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Black Eagle Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Muddy Springs: 24.7 mi
  • Muddy Springs: 24.7 mi
  • Muddy Springs: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Black Diamond Trail Rest Area: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shortys HillWNW 299°1,561 m9.8 mi
Horn MountainNE 45°1,435 m7.7 mi
Busby ButteNNE 17°1,379 m19.6 mi
Eagle Nest PeakS 182°1,377 m1.3 mi
Buffalo JumpE 96°1,376 m1.2 mi
Half Moon HillESE 105°1,374 m3.3 mi
Cook Creek ButteNE 43°1,368 m19.2 mi
Traditional Crows Nest?NNW 335°1,353 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:2120:1421:00
September equinox06:5618:2819:07
December solstice07:4515:4016:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242636455464716859453325
Precip in0.40.40.72.13.92.11.70.71.41.80.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wyola 1 SW, 21 mi away.

  • Red-tailed Hawk2 obs
  • Mountain Bluebird2 obs
  • American plum2 obs
  • common starlily2 obs
  • arrowleaf balsamroot2 obs
  • Balkan toadflax2 obs
  • spiny phlox2 obs
  • Ribseed Sandmat2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357965121

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