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Barrel Spring

Barrel Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Barrel Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,115 m. Home Creek Butte stands 1,344 m to the east-southeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is East Fork Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1115 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.61289, -105.98651

81 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 34
Peaks: 26
  • Home Creek Butte: 2.5 mi
  • Red Top Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Cook Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Liscom Butte: 9.0 mi
  • Threemile Buttes: 10.0 mi
Museums: 1
Parks: 1
  • King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barrel Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Home Creek ButteESE 107°1,344 m2.5 mi
Liscom ButteN 4°1,324 m9.0 mi
Gardner ButteSSE 164°1,306 m20.8 mi
Threemile ButtesSSE 160°1,297 m10.0 mi
Cook MountainW 281°1,282 m8.7 mi
Bailey HillSSE 164°1,282 m21.2 mi
King MountainSW 232°1,268 m15.5 mi
Phillips ButteS 179°1,265 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:17
June solstice05:1620:1220:57
September equinox06:5218:2419:03
December solstice07:4215:3416:23

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636465564727160473424
Precip in0.60.60.91.73.12.61.40.91.21.40.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenberg, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5394436244

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