Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks rises to 1,820 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49062902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1820 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Hill: 0.8 mi
- Dry Lake Mountains: 4.1 mi
- Brownback Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Dead Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Manhead Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Father De Smet Historical Marker: 10.1 mi
- Lewis and Clark Expedition Campsite Historical Marker: 10.1 mi
- Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 11.9 mi
- Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 12.6 mi
- Jefferson Valley Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 0.9 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 0.9 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 0.9 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 0.9 mi
- Friend Spring: 10.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 14.6 mi
- Round Spring: 14.8 mi
- Bull Pen Spring: 15.2 mi
- Our Lady Of The Rockies: 21.9 mi
- Our Lady of the Rockies: 21.9 mi
- Lost Tomahawk: 3.9 mi
- Jefferson Valley Museum: 6.0 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 10.2 mi
- Boulder Creek: 11.9 mi
- Pony: 13.7 mi
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Point of Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | SSE 166° | 3,218 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | SSE 155° | 3,216 m | 12.7 mi |
| Lakeshore Mountain | S 178° | 3,179 m | 12.7 mi |
| A P A Mountain | S 181° | 3,167 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Jackson | S 177° | 3,165 m | 13.1 mi |
| Lonesome Peak | SSE 163° | 3,148 m | 16.5 mi |
| Noble Peak | S 169° | 3,147 m | 15.1 mi |
| Spuhler Peak | S 173° | 3,113 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:37 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 15:57 | 16:47 |
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 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 789022 — Point of Rocks, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357938020
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- Three Forks · 28 mi
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