Lower Hanson Spring
Lower Hanson Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 968 m. Crown Butte stands 1,086 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Hanson Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 968 m
How to reach it
96 named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 1.6 mi
- State Trust: 4.5 mi
- BLM: 9.1 mi
- State Trust: 10.1 mi
- BLM: 10.3 mi
- Darby Buttes: 5.5 mi
- McGraw Butte: 6.8 mi
- Fig Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Mother Butte: 9.9 mi
- Joe Ott Butte: 11.4 mi
- Upper Hanson Spring: 0.5 mi
- Seventynine Spring: 2.8 mi
- Wolf Springs: 4.9 mi
- Lemon Spring: 11.8 mi
- Antelope Springs: 11.8 mi
- Indian Country Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 16.2 mi
- Kariotis Park: 16.3 mi
- Willems Park: 16.3 mi
- Panwitz Park: 16.5 mi
- Garfield County Veteran's Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Garfield County Museum: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lower Hanson Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Butte | SW 231° | 1,086 m | 16.5 mi |
| Robbers Roost | WSW 256° | 1,081 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hawks Nest | WSW 258° | 1,070 m | 21.4 mi |
| School Butte | WSW 238° | 1,053 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mother Butte | SSW 197° | 1,047 m | 9.9 mi |
| Fig Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,045 m | 7.6 mi |
| Emma Butte | WSW 243° | 1,042 m | 21.1 mi |
| Blacktail Butte | SSW 194° | 1,040 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:20 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cohagen, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3686801241
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