- Elevation
- 1,269 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Greathouse Peak2,646 m · 16.2 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:17local time
- Coordinates
- 47.0025, -109.3436
Big Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded 1,269 m. Greathouse Peak stands 2,646 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Local Government, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 1269 m
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greathouse Peak | S 182° | 2,646 m | 16.2 mi |
| Old Baldy | S 175° | 2,645 m | 17.4 mi |
| Tepee Point | S 184° | 2,558 m | 17.6 mi |
| West Peak | SSW 211° | 2,499 m | 17.9 mi |
| Lost Peak | SSE 168° | 2,494 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jump Off Peak | SSW 200° | 2,285 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Harlow | SSW 207° | 2,178 m | 15.9 mi |
| Lime Cave Peak | SSW 200° | 2,146 m | 13.3 mi |
95 named places within 25 miles
- Castle Butte: 3.4 mi
- Kelly Hill: 7.4 mi
- Flat Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 10.0 mi
- Burnette Peak: 10.3 mi
- Local Government: 3.0 mi
- State Trust: 13.7 mi
- BLM: 16.0 mi
- State Trust: 16.2 mi
- BLM: 16.4 mi
- Jaycees Park: 5.0 mi
- Frank Day Park: 5.2 mi
- Lewistown Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
- Fred Robinson Park: 5.6 mi
- Symmes Park: 5.8 mi
- Rogers Spring: 9.9 mi
- McCartney Springs: 12.2 mi
- Warm Spring: 16.2 mi
- Crystal Cascades: 16.3 mi
- Lyle Spring: 17.9 mi
- Cowboy Sculpture: 5.9 mi
- Kiwanis Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Elephant Rocks: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:29 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:39 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 70 | 59 | 46 | 34 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewistown, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 155 | 162 | 177 | 192 | 234 | 224 | 155 | 139 | 152 | 164 | 162 | 156 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Big Spring Cr at R&b Trading Post nr Lewistown MT, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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