Circle Bar Spring
Circle Bar Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 903 m. Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,060 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.9 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 903 m
How to reach it
88 named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 3.9 mi
- State Trust: 4.5 mi
- BLM: 4.8 mi
- State Trust: 7.0 mi
- State Trust: 8.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 7.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Buttes: 15.9 mi
- Barney Pinnacle: 16.3 mi
- Twin Butte: 16.6 mi
- Froehlich Butte: 17.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 6.2 mi
- Breed Spring: 8.8 mi
- Chalk Springs: 17.3 mi
- Breed Springs: 18.7 mi
- Mud Springs: 19.8 mi
- Jim Bartlett Field: 17.5 mi
- George Ore Memorial Park: 17.8 mi
- MT 200 Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Hibbard: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Circle Bar Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Butte | W 270° | 1,060 m | 7.0 mi |
| Waddington Dome | NE 52° | 1,009 m | 24.8 mi |
| Black Butte | E 79° | 997 m | 22.5 mi |
| Timber Butte | ENE 60° | 968 m | 17.8 mi |
| Castle Butte | NE 43° | 968 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Buttes | ESE 122° | 962 m | 15.9 mi |
| Turner Butte | ENE 61° | 962 m | 18.9 mi |
| McTwigan Butte | NE 56° | 960 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:24 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:35 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosby 4 ENE, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun, Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 30.3 | 85.3 | 141 | 114 | 184 | 292 | 74.7 | 123 | 14.8 | 48.6 | 31.7 | 28.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Flatwillow Creek near Mosby MT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3452916605
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