Bow Spring
Bow Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 876 m. Eagle Child Mountain stands 1,587 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 876 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
91 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 2.1 mi
- State Trust: 2.2 mi
- State Trust: 2.3 mi
- BLM: 2.7 mi
- BLM: 4.5 mi
- Reppe Butte: 3.5 mi
- White Horse Butte: 5.4 mi
- Bald Butte: 7.7 mi
- Woodhawk Hill: 8.1 mi
- Peck Hills: 9.7 mi
- Lewis Spring: 3.3 mi
- Linder Spring: 3.5 mi
- Hart Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 5.4 mi
- Bakers Spring: 6.9 mi
- Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 17.0 mi
- Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 21.3 mi
- Roy City Park: 24.3 mi
- Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 8.4 mi
- Winifred Museum: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Child Mountain | NE 44° | 1,587 m | 23.6 mi |
| Indian Peak | NE 49° | 1,553 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Butte | NE 54° | 1,490 m | 24.6 mi |
| Thornhill Butte | NE 54° | 1,405 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sheepherder Peak | SSW 210° | 1,203 m | 23.9 mi |
| Gumbo Butte | NNW 346° | 1,077 m | 23.5 mi |
| Woodhawk Hill | WNW 286° | 1,074 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bald Butte | SW 233° | 1,060 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:30 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:34 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sand Creek, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3463233414
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