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Bull Pen Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakESE 115°3,218 m19.1 mi
Hollowtop MountainESE 104°3,216 m19.5 mi
Lakeshore MountainESE 113°3,179 m15.3 mi
A P A MountainESE 114°3,167 m14.8 mi
Mount JacksonESE 113°3,165 m15.7 mi
Noble PeakESE 116°3,147 m18.3 mi
Table MountainNW 325°3,113 m5.1 mi
Spuhler PeakESE 116°3,113 m17.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 10
Hot springs: 5
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0319:42
June solstice05:4120:3721:23
September equinox07:1718:5019:29
December solstice08:0815:5916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736435159656355443223
Precip in0.20.20.40.81.72.20.90.80.90.70.30.3

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs9701,0131,2202,1353,6324,9481,7177028491,2031,3001,090

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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