Crazy Head Spring
Crazy Head Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,251 m. Sarpy Mountains stands 1,380 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Badger Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1251 m
How to reach it
95 named places within 25 miles
- White Horse Spring: 2.2 mi
- Spang Spring: 4.5 mi
- Station Spring: 6.8 mi
- Patrick Spring: 7.7 mi
- Elliot Spring: 9.5 mi
- Badger Peak: 2.1 mi
- Charlie Black Butte: 4.5 mi
- Fisher Butte: 4.5 mi
- Garfield Peak: 6.2 mi
- Painted Hill: 15.6 mi
- State Trust: 12.0 mi
- BLM: 12.5 mi
- BLM: 13.2 mi
- BLM: 13.4 mi
- State Trust: 15.1 mi
- Kenneth Beartusk Memorial Powwow Grounds: 5.5 mi
- King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 17.7 mi
- Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 18.4 mi
- South Park: 18.7 mi
- Firemans Park: 18.9 mi
- Cheyenne Indian Museum: 11.7 mi
- Schoolhouse History & Art Center: 19.2 mi
- Buffalo Jump: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crazy Head Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpy Mountains | W 275° | 1,380 m | 22.4 mi |
| Busby Butte | WSW 245° | 1,379 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cook Creek Butte | SW 218° | 1,368 m | 16.2 mi |
| Chalky Point | WNW 292° | 1,356 m | 20.1 mi |
| Badger Peak | NW 322° | 1,344 m | 2.1 mi |
| Fisher Butte | S 175° | 1,340 m | 4.5 mi |
| Poker Jim Butte | SSE 160° | 1,326 m | 21.7 mi |
| Charlie Black Butte | NNW 341° | 1,302 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:36 | 16:26 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenberg, 20 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 13.3 | 17.1 | 49.7 | 39.6 | 47.4 | 33.7 | 20.1 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 13.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rosebud C Bel Lame Deer C nr Lame Deer MT, 10 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/5262766226
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