Ross Creek Picnic Area
Ross Creek Picnic Area is a picnic site in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 872 m. Snowshoe Peak stands 2,663 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 872 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Vernon: 1.6 mi
- Spar Peak: 3.5 mi
- Stanley Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Middle Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
- David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Troy City Park: 17.4 mi
- Kullyspell House Monument Park: 17.9 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 18.1 mi
- Ross Point: 1.5 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 18.4 mi
- Old Trail Point: 18.6 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 21.1 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 0.2 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 18.3 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 21.7 mi
- Leigh Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 18.5 mi
- Troy Museum: 17.2 mi
- Heritage Museum: 20.5 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 18.7 mi
- Lincoln County Veteran's Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge: 18.1 mi
- City of Eagles: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Ross Creek Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowshoe Peak | E 85° | 2,663.3 m | 10.4 mi |
| A Peak | ENE 78° | 2,625 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bockman Peak | E 80° | 2,491.4 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Snowy | ENE 69° | 2,321 m | 12.8 mi |
| Ibex Peak | E 96° | 2,312 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Loaf Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,311 m | 12.5 mi |
| Dome Mountain | NE 35° | 2,290 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NE 45° | 2,283 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:15 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:59 | 21:49 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:32 | 15:59 | 16:53 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heron 2 NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357938645
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