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Saddle Rock

Saddle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Rock rises to 1,202 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1,202 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.98137, -109.43491

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 3
Parks: 3
  • Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
  • Beaver Creek Park: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Saddle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainNW2,103 m15.3 mi
Wellen PeakNW1,930 m16.7 mi
Little Joe ButteNW1,918 m17.7 mi
Black MountainNW1,904 m17.3 mi
Elk PeakNW1,880 m17.0 mi
Bowery PeakNW1,860 m18.0 mi
Bailey PeakNW1,837 m19.5 mi
Big John ButteNNW1,804 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5019:31
June solstice05:1920:3321:22
September equinox07:0518:3719:17
December solstice08:0615:3416:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 805606 — Saddle Rock, Blaine County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357957773

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