MT 200 Rest Area
MT 200 Rest Area is a rest area in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 811 m. Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,060 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 1.5 mi
- BLM: 1.8 mi
- BLM: 5.0 mi
- State Trust: 5.6 mi
- BLM: 6.9 mi
- Twin Butte: 5.2 mi
- Barney Pinnacle: 5.5 mi
- Froehlich Butte: 6.0 mi
- McTwigan Butte: 6.6 mi
- Timber Butte: 7.4 mi
- Breed Spring: 7.5 mi
- Chalk Springs: 9.7 mi
- Mud Springs: 10.5 mi
- Breed Springs: 11.1 mi
- Circle Bar Spring: 11.4 mi
- Jim Bartlett Field: 23.1 mi
- George Ore Memorial Park: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of MT 200 Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Butte | WSW 242° | 1,060 m | 17.0 mi |
| McGinnis Butte | E 98° | 1,059 m | 22.7 mi |
| Manlove Butte | E 83° | 1,058 m | 20.4 mi |
| Kirts Butte | E 81° | 1,022 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mows Butte | E 82° | 1,018 m | 18.9 mi |
| O'Day Butte | ENE 64° | 1,013 m | 16.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | NE 55° | 1,010 m | 19.5 mi |
| Waddington Dome | ENE 59° | 1,009 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:34 | 16:26 |
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 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosby 4 ENE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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