- Elevation, modelled
- 1,963 m
- Tallest summit within 20.0 miles
- Granite Peak3,218 m · 19.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway27.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:23local time
- Coordinates
- 45.6812, -112.4010
Bull Pen Spring is a spring in Montana, at a modelled 1,963 m. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Silica Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Bull Pen Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | ESE 115° | 3,218 m | 19.1 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | ESE 104° | 3,216 m | 19.5 mi |
| Lakeshore Mountain | ESE 113° | 3,179 m | 15.3 mi |
| A P A Mountain | ESE 114° | 3,167 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ESE 113° | 3,165 m | 15.7 mi |
| Noble Peak | ESE 116° | 3,147 m | 18.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | NW 325° | 3,113 m | 5.1 mi |
| Spuhler Peak | ESE 116° | 3,113 m | 17.1 mi |
- 27.8 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Silica Butte: 1.3 mi
- Big Sheep Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bulldog Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Ironrod Hills: 3.2 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Jefferson Valley Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
- Jessen Park: 9.9 mi
- Twin Bridges City Park: 10.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 10.2 mi
- Thompson Park: 14.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 3.7 mi
- Friend Spring: 13.3 mi
- Muller Spring: 14.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 14.8 mi
- Garrison Spring: 15.4 mi
- Jefferson Valley Museum: 19.4 mi
- Piccadilly Museum of Transportation: 23.9 mi
- Science Mine: 23.9 mi
- Historic Clark Chateau Museum & Gallery: 23.9 mi
- Church at World Museum of Mining: 24.0 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.2 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.2 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.2 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.2 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Our Lady Of The Rockies: 22.2 mi
- Our Lady of the Rockies: 22.2 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 23.5 mi
- Granite Mountain Memorial Area: 24.6 mi
- Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial: 24.6 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 5.6 mi
- Town Talk Bakery: 22.9 mi
- The Original Butte Copper Mine: 24.1 mi
- Anselmo Mine: 24.3 mi
- Montana Tech: 24.0 mi
- Bob Green: 24.0 mi
- Bob Green: 24.1 mi
- Orediggers: 24.1 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 17.3 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 17.4 mi
- Short Slope: 19.8 mi
- Long Slope: 20.4 mi
- Lost Tomahawk: 11.3 mi
- Boulder Creek: 14.4 mi
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:37 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 15:59 | 16:49 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in Jun, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 970 | 1,013 | 1,220 | 2,135 | 3,632 | 4,948 | 1,717 | 702 | 849 | 1,203 | 1,300 | 1,090 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Jefferson River near Twin Bridges, MT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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