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King Creek Spring

King Creek Spring, seen from above at true elevation

King Creek Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,017 m. Cook Creek Butte stands 1,368 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pass Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1017 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.47321, -106.26042

111 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • King Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Red Top Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Stag Rock Mountain: 11.3 mi
  • Yager Butte: 11.5 mi
  • Poker Jim Butte: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Parks: 3
  • King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 3.1 mi
  • Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 10.8 mi
  • Kenneth Beartusk Memorial Powwow Grounds: 18.5 mi
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Diamond Butte Lookout: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cook Creek ButteW 263°1,368 m22.8 mi
Home Creek ButteENE 60°1,344 m18.0 mi
Badger PeakNW 310°1,344 m18.2 mi
Fisher ButteWNW 294°1,340 m13.4 mi
Poker Jim ButteSSW 206°1,326 m11.5 mi
Liscom ButteNE 36°1,324 m23.2 mi
Gardner ButteESE 118°1,306 m21.6 mi
Charlie Black ButteNW 316°1,302 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:18
June solstice05:1720:1220:58
September equinox06:5318:2519:04
December solstice07:4315:3616:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232535435262706959453324
Precip in0.50.70.91.92.92.71.71.11.11.40.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonnette 7 SW, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5284593703

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