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Tongue River Reservoir State Park

Tongue River Reservoir State Park from directly overhead

Tongue River Reservoir State Park is a park in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,082 m. Shortys Hill stands 1,561 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1082 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.11525, -106.79645

101 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 48
Springs: 18
Peaks: 16
Parks: 14
  • Rosebud Battlefield State Park: 12.6 mi
  • Otts Memorial Park: 22.5 mi
  • North Heights Park: 22.6 mi
  • Rotary Park: 22.7 mi
  • Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Black Diamond Trail Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Wyoming information Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shortys HillNW 305°1,561 m22.3 mi
Horn MountainNNW 342°1,435 m14.1 mi
Eagle Nest PeakNW 304°1,377 m11.9 mi
Buffalo JumpNW 312°1,376 m11.7 mi
Half Moon HillNW 317°1,374 m9.7 mi
Cook Creek ButteN 9°1,368 m22.3 mi
Hazel PeakS 182°1,274 m21.0 mi
StroudE 80°1,254 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:2120:1320:59
September equinox06:5518:2819:07
December solstice07:4415:4016:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535435362716959453223
Precip in0.50.40.71.42.92.31.10.71.41.50.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheridan FLD STN, 19 mi away.

  • Woodhouse's Toad4 obs
  • purple prairie clover3 obs
  • few-flower buckwheat3 obs
  • Bohemian Waxwing2 obs
  • Eastern Kingbird2 obs
  • Mule Deer2 obs
  • Monarch2 obs
  • Viceroy2 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/357965126

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