- Elevation
- 1,151 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Horn Mountain1,435 m · 22.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:58local time
- Coordinates
- 45.3188, -106.4196
Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded 1,151 m. Horn Mountain stands 1,435 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Roberts Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 1151 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Mountain | W 268° | 1,435 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cook Creek Butte | WNW 298° | 1,368 m | 17.0 mi |
| Badger Peak | NNW 344° | 1,344 m | 23.2 mi |
| Fisher Butte | NNW 344° | 1,340 m | 16.8 mi |
| Poker Jim Butte | E 82° | 1,326 m | 2.7 mi |
| Diamond Butte | ESE 101° | 1,301 m | 24.1 mi |
| Red Butte | SSE 153° | 1,292 m | 22.4 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | SE 131° | 1,278 m | 24.4 mi |
129 named places within 25 miles
- Roberts Spring: 1.0 mi
- Prune Spring: 1.0 mi
- Timber Creek Basin Spring: 1.1 mi
- Timber Creek Spring Number One: 1.1 mi
- Black Eagle Spring Number One: 1.5 mi
- BLM: 4.5 mi
- State Trust: 7.0 mi
- BLM: 8.7 mi
- BLM: 10.1 mi
- BLM: 10.3 mi
- Poker Jim Butte: 2.7 mi
- Browns Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Wild Hog Butte: 5.2 mi
- Pyramid Butte: 5.3 mi
- Horse Creek Buttes: 7.2 mi
- Fort Howes: 13.4 mi
- Buffalo Jump: 16.1 mi
- Cheyenne Indian Museum: 21.0 mi
- Diamond Butte Lookout: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:12 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:37 | 16:26 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonnette 7 SW, 25 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 160 | 173 | 222 | 282 | 699 | 1,380 | 584 | 380 | 302 | 231 | 213 | 169 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tongue R at Birney Day School Br nr Birney MT, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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