Spring Meadow Lake State Park
Spring Meadow Lake State Park is a park in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,196 m. Three Brothers stands 2,604 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Montana Wild Education Center, a park 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1196 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Montana Wild Education Center: 0.1 mi
- Ryan Park: 0.8 mi
- Waukesha Park: 0.9 mi
- Bill Carson Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds: 1.1 mi
- Mt. Dorsi: 1.0 mi
- Mount Helena: 1.6 mi
- Daisy Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 3.0 mi
- Meatloaf Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mary Statue: 1.8 mi
- Centennial Monument: 1.8 mi
- Four Georgians Mine: 2.3 mi
- The Trolley: 2.4 mi
- First Gold Strike in Helena: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.9 mi
- Exploration Works Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Cruse Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Sundborn Garden: 2.7 mi
- The "H": 1.5 mi
- "Extra! Extra!": 2.3 mi
- The Bullwhacker Statue: 2.3 mi
- Womens Mural: 2.3 mi
- The Prospectors Sculpture and Fountain: 2.4 mi
- Exploration Works: 2.1 mi
- Reeder's Alley Interpretive And Convention Center: 2.3 mi
- Holter Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 2.3 mi
- Montana Heritage Center: 3.2 mi
- Spring Gulch Water Source: 15.1 mi
- Pauly Springs: 16.2 mi
- Polly Spring: 18.2 mi
- Crazy Horse Spring: 19.3 mi
- Dana Spring: 20.2 mi
- Louisville: 13.7 mi
- Marysville: 14.4 mi
- Comet: 21.2 mi
- Elkhorn: 24.0 mi
- Great Northern Carousel: 2.0 mi
- Fish Hawk Day use Area: 17.1 mi
- Lorelei day use area: 17.6 mi
- Tenmile Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Lewis and Clark Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Lewis Clark picnic: 17.6 mi
- Black Sandy Beach: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Spring Meadow Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Brothers | SSW 210° | 2,604 m | 17.5 mi |
| Casey Peak | SE 136° | 2,588 m | 17.4 mi |
| High Peak | SE 140° | 2,585 m | 17.8 mi |
| Old Baldy Mountain | SW 214° | 2,498 m | 16.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | SW 214° | 2,482 m | 12.5 mi |
| Luttrell Peak | SW 219° | 2,354 m | 15.6 mi |
| Lava Mountain | SSW 203° | 2,299 m | 14.6 mi |
| O'Keefe Mountain | SW 225° | 2,296 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:01 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:39 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 15:53 | 16:44 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helena AP Asos, 4 mi away.
- prairie pasqueflower25 obs
- Wood Duck21 obs
- arrowleaf balsamroot20 obs
- Canada Goose19 obs
- American Robin17 obs
- bittersweet nightshade17 obs
- Black-billed Magpie16 obs
- Mallard15 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.
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