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Big Spring

Big Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Big Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,452 m. Loco Mountain stands 2,817 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1452 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.27807, -109.84249
Around it

42 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 19
Peaks: 14
  • Wild Horse Butte: 6.6 mi
  • Porcupine Butte: 13.0 mi
  • Suicide Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Chinamans Hat: 15.6 mi
  • Wheeler Butte: 17.4 mi
Parks: 4
  • Fischer Park: 11.0 mi
  • MDT Harlowton Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Crazy Mountains Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
  • Eagle Park: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Milwaukee Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Wheatland County Fairgrounds/Rodeo Arena: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loco MountainW 261°2,817 m23.9 mi
Lebo PeakWSW 255°2,743 m22.6 mi
Cinnamon PeakW 269°2,635 m20.5 mi
Black ButteSW 227°2,340 m21.7 mi
Porcupine ButteWSW 238°2,137 m13.0 mi
Coffin ButteWNW 284°1,903 m18.8 mi
Battleship ButteSW 225°1,849 m17.9 mi
Wheeler ButteSSW 200°1,513 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5219:32
June solstice05:2820:2921:16
September equinox07:0718:3919:19
December solstice08:0015:4616:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634415160676656443325
Precip in0.30.30.51.32.52.81.41.21.10.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlowton, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4724902239

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