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Lewis Spring

Lewis Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Lewis Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 858 m. Eagle Child Mountain stands 1,587 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
858 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.64084, -109.00871

92 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 59
Peaks: 18
  • Reppe Butte: 6.1 mi
  • Peck Hills: 7.4 mi
  • Bald Butte: 7.8 mi
  • White Horse Butte: 7.9 mi
  • Fortress Butte: 10.2 mi
Springs: 9
Parks: 3
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 15.0 mi
  • Roy City Park: 21.2 mi
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 11.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle Child MountainNE 37°1,587 m24.8 mi
Indian PeakNE 42°1,553 m24.9 mi
Thornhill ButteNE 46°1,405 m21.4 mi
Sheepherder PeakSW 217°1,203 m22.3 mi
Woodhawk HillWNW 299°1,074 m10.6 mi
Bald ButteWSW 257°1,060 m7.8 mi
Coal HillSSE 151°1,056 m21.2 mi
Bloomfield ButteWSW 243°1,047 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1920:3021:18
September equinox07:0318:3519:16
December solstice08:0215:3416:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535445462706959463324
Precip in0.50.40.51.32.52.61.71.30.90.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY 8 NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3463233417

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