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Eagle Child Mountain

Eagle Child Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Eagle Child Mountain rises to 1,587 m in Montana. Antoine Butte stands 1,743 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1587 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.92749, -108.68571

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Indian Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Damon Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Mission Peak: 2.9 mi
  • Damon Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Gold Bug Butte: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Springs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 9.1 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 19.7 mi
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eagle Child Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antoine ButteE 86°1,743 m5.0 mi
Shell ButteE 82°1,735 m6.2 mi
Old Scraggy PeakE 84°1,731 m7.3 mi
Beaver MountainENE 72°1,689 m7.6 mi
Mission PeakE 100°1,680 m2.9 mi
Green MountainENE 72°1,673 m6.5 mi
Silver PeakESE 120°1,664 m5.5 mi
Gold Bug ButteESE 104°1,660 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:28
June solstice05:1620:3021:18
September equinox07:0218:3419:14
December solstice08:0215:3116:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242432415058666656433325
Precip in0.90.60.81.83.24.02.31.51.41.31.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zortman, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 770952 — Eagle Child Mountain, Blaine County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357925811

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