Blacktail Hills
Blacktail Hills rises to 1,834 m in Montana. Mount Rockwell stands 2,862 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,834 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Little Dog Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Summit Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 10.0 mi
- Aster falls: 11.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 11.7 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 12.3 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 13.3 mi
- Wapiti Park: 20.7 mi
- All Chief's Park: 25.0 mi
- McCarthyville: 3.1 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Museum of the Plains Indian: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Blacktail Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rockwell | NNW 347° | 2,862 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Saint Nicholas | NW 310° | 2,857 m | 8.9 mi |
| Grizzly Mountain | N 0° | 2,755 m | 7.6 mi |
| Battlement Mountain | NW 324° | 2,692 m | 9.0 mi |
| Church Butte | NW 315° | 2,687 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Henry | NNE 15° | 2,682 m | 10.4 mi |
| Summit Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,673 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cloudcroft Peaks | NW 319° | 2,644 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:05 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:50 | 21:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 15:48 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 13 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357933252
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