Black Gulch Point
Black Gulch Point rises to 1,494 m in Montana. Hunt Mountain stands 3,098 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Point, a peak 3.0 miles away. Bighorn Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49013369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1494 m
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Scenic Viewpoint · 19 mi
57 named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Point: 3.0 mi
- The Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Fisher Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Columbus Peak: 10.8 mi
- Leaky Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture: 5.7 mi
- Deer Park: 9.3 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 10.9 mi
- Bull Park: 14.5 mi
- Schuler Park: 15.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 8.2 mi
- Hidden Spring: 10.4 mi
- Bear Spring: 12.0 mi
- Crater Spring: 12.0 mi
- Red Spring: 12.5 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 20.4 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 21.5 mi
- Riley Point: 10.3 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 10.8 mi
- Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Gulch Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Mountain | SSW 205° | 3,098 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 219° | 3,062 m | 21.6 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | SW 229° | 3,038 m | 22.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSW 211° | 3,020 m | 21.1 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | SW 233° | 2,993 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,981 m | 17.2 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | SW 220° | 2,894 m | 18.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,884 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:16 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:43 | 16:32 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wyola 1 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 768965 — Black Gulch Point, Big Horn County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357924143
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