Skip to content
Byway
Spring · Montana

Herron Springs

Herron Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Herron Springs is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 778 m. Manlove Butte stands 1,058 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Finley Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
778 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.28648, -107.77602
Around it

89 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 40
Peaks: 37
  • Finley Butte: 1.4 mi
  • Battleship Butte: 3.4 mi
  • Sandage Buttes: 6.5 mi
  • Coffin Butte: 9.4 mi
  • Tindall Divide: 9.6 mi
Springs: 8
Parks: 3
  • Crooked Creek Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
  • UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 22.6 mi
  • Devils Creek State Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herron Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manlove ButteSE 138°1,058 m24.3 mi
Kirts ButteSE 139°1,022 m23.0 mi
Mows ButteSE 141°1,018 m23.2 mi
O'Day ButteSE 141°1,013 m17.0 mi
Rattlesnake ButteSE 128°1,010 m15.4 mi
Waddington DomeSSE 150°1,009 m15.4 mi
Twin ButtesESE 114°1,000 m19.5 mi
Neiter ButteSE 144°987 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1620:2421:12
September equinox06:5918:3019:11
December solstice07:5615:3216:24

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475665747262493627
Precip in0.40.40.61.32.62.81.91.21.21.20.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosby 4 ENE, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3686282102

More springs in Montana

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore springs
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Herron Springs.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens