Blue Mud Hills
Blue Mud Hills rises to 1,060 m in Montana. Big Hill stands 1,206 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 3.2 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Carter County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1060 m
How to reach it
88 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 3.2 mi
- BLM: 4.3 mi
- BLM: 4.5 mi
- BLM: 6.4 mi
- BLM: 6.7 mi
- Saddle Butte: 5.1 mi
- W L Butte: 6.2 mi
- Chalk Buttes: 7.5 mi
- Newberry Knob: 11.4 mi
- Taylor Hills: 11.6 mi
- Perso Park: 19.5 mi
- Ekalaka City Park: 19.7 mi
- Ekalaka Historical Marker: 20.6 mi
- Opechee Park: 21.3 mi
- Carter County Fairgrounds: 19.4 mi
- Carter County Museum: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Mud Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | N 355° | 1,206 m | 14.1 mi |
| Belltower Butte | E 95° | 1,198 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dead Horse Point | S 172° | 1,183 m | 24.9 mi |
| Tip Top Butte | S 180° | 1,182 m | 22.7 mi |
| Potato Buttes | SSE 157° | 1,149 m | 23.3 mi |
| Twin Buttes | S 176° | 1,143 m | 20.9 mi |
| Saddle Butte | W 274° | 1,134 m | 5.1 mi |
| Newberry Knob | N 6° | 1,122 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:06 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:28 | 16:18 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ridgeway 1 S, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924248
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