Red Rocks Parking Area, I-15 Southbound
Red Rocks Parking Area, I-15 Southbound is a rest area in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,775 m. Garfield Mountain stands 3,341 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Hill, a peak 6.7 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 10 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
45 named places within 25 miles
- Monument Hill: 6.7 mi
- Timber Butte: 7.7 mi
- Red Butte: 10.6 mi
- Dixon Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Graphite Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Church: 23.4 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 23.5 mi
- School & Masonic Lodge: 23.5 mi
- Hardware Store Museum: 23.5 mi
- Hotel Meade: 23.5 mi
- Dell Park: 9.9 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 10.4 mi
- Lima City Park: 18.1 mi
- Barretts Station Park: 19.2 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Rocks Parking Area, I-15 Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Mountain | SSE 159° | 3,341 m | 24.5 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | SW 219° | 3,280 m | 22.6 mi |
| Lima Peaks | SSE 156° | 3,260 m | 23.9 mi |
| Maiden Peak | W 265° | 3,115 m | 16.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | WSW 249° | 3,099 m | 17.9 mi |
| Horse Prairie Mountain | WSW 249° | 3,089 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ellis Peak | SW 234° | 2,953 m | 12.3 mi |
| Dixon Mountain | S 172° | 2,926 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:05 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/87809400
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