Rock Creek Vista Point
Rock Creek Vista Point is a rest area in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,801 m. Castle Mountain stands 3,842 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Pyramid Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Beartooth Highway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,801 m
How to reach it
- On the Beartooth Highway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Point Observation Site · 1 mi
- Rock Creek Vista · 1 mi
- Pilot-Index overlook · 14 mi
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Pyramid Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Tolman Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Tolman Point: 3.1 mi
- Westminster Spires: 3.5 mi
- Wymont: 3.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 12.0 mi
- Finn Park: 12.3 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 12.4 mi
- Pride Park: 12.5 mi
- Field School Park: 12.6 mi
- Sentinel Falls: 9.8 mi
- Calamity Falls: 9.8 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 12.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 14.2 mi
- Impasse Falls: 17.1 mi
- Limestone Palisades: 11.0 mi
- Cathedral Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Sunlight Falls: 20.1 mi
- Three Corner Spring: 12.6 mi
- Corner Spring: 12.8 mi
- Reef Creek: 15.7 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 19.5 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 12.7 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Rock Creek Vista Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,842 m | 11.5 mi |
| Whitetail Peak | WNW 289° | 3,821 m | 9.3 mi |
| Silver Run Peak | NW 308° | 3,803 m | 8.6 mi |
| Castle Rock Mountain | WNW 287° | 3,785 m | 12.6 mi |
| Beartooth Mountain | W 278° | 3,763 m | 8.0 mi |
| Spirit Mountain | W 268° | 3,746 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bowback Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,746 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sundance Mountain | WNW 294° | 3,728 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:50 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lodge, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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