Kettle Spring
Kettle Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 873 m. Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,060 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tin Can Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 873 m
How to reach it
88 named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 8.0 mi
- BLM: 8.5 mi
- State Trust: 9.1 mi
- State Trust: 11.1 mi
- BLM: 11.9 mi
- Tin Can Hill: 0.8 mi
- Duff Hill: 5.4 mi
- Sandage Buttes: 9.2 mi
- Dog Butte: 13.2 mi
- Barney Pinnacle: 14.2 mi
- School Section Spring: 11.6 mi
- Davis Spring: 12.6 mi
- Finley Spring: 14.3 mi
- Breed Spring: 14.3 mi
- Herron Springs: 14.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
- George Ore Memorial Park: 19.5 mi
- Jim Bartlett Field: 19.6 mi
- MT 200 Rest Area: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kettle Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Butte | SSW 193° | 1,060 m | 23.6 mi |
| Haystack Butte | WNW 298° | 1,027 m | 23.4 mi |
| Waddington Dome | ESE 110° | 1,009 m | 22.4 mi |
| Neiter Butte | ESE 107° | 987 m | 23.7 mi |
| Dovetail Butte | NW 325° | 986 m | 16.8 mi |
| Tindall Divide | E 94° | 983 m | 20.2 mi |
| Castle Butte | ESE 110° | 968 m | 18.0 mi |
| Timber Butte | SE 130° | 968 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:25 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:33 | 16:25 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3452916607
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