Fossil Spring
Fossil Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,165 m. Cook Creek Butte stands 1,368 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Hog Butte, a peak 1.1 miles away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1165 m
How to reach it
128 named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 6.0 mi
- State Trust: 6.2 mi
- BLM: 7.4 mi
- BLM: 8.8 mi
- State Trust: 9.6 mi
- Boyce Meadow Spring: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Spring Number Two: 2.3 mi
- Parrish Spring Number Two: 2.7 mi
- Jackson Spring: 2.8 mi
- Wild Hog Spring: 3.0 mi
- Wild Hog Butte: 1.1 mi
- Horse Creek Buttes: 2.9 mi
- Poker Jim Butte: 5.4 mi
- Stroud: 5.9 mi
- Pyramid Butte: 8.9 mi
- Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 8.7 mi
- King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 12.9 mi
- Tongue River Reservoir State Park: 23.9 mi
- Fort Howes: 9.7 mi
- Diamond Butte Lookout: 20.0 mi
- Buffalo Jump: 22.1 mi
- Cheyenne Indian Museum: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fossil Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Creek Butte | NW 305° | 1,368 m | 22.7 mi |
| Fisher Butte | NNW 339° | 1,340 m | 22.6 mi |
| Poker Jim Butte | NNW 348° | 1,326 m | 5.4 mi |
| Gardner Butte | ENE 77° | 1,306 m | 23.6 mi |
| Diamond Butte | E 90° | 1,301 m | 19.9 mi |
| Red Butte | SSE 157° | 1,292 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bailey Hill | ENE 78° | 1,282 m | 23.5 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | SE 127° | 1,278 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:12 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:37 | 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 | 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, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8723076557
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