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Milk Springs

Milk Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Milk Springs is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,247 m. Bald Butte stands 1,710 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Button Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1247 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.93326, -108.68375
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 9
  • Button Butte: 2.2 mi
  • Bald Butte: 2.4 mi
  • Three Buttes: 2.5 mi
  • Three Buttes: 13.9 mi
  • McDonald Butte: 16.2 mi
Parks: 4
  • Grass Range City Park: 8.6 mi
  • George Ore Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
  • Jim Bartlett Field: 16.3 mi
  • Fort Maginnis Historical Marker: 22.2 mi
Springs: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald ButteSW 235°1,710 m17.2 mi
Black ButteNNW 327°1,687 m24.9 mi
Lyons ButteW 263°1,661 m21.2 mi
Button ButteNW 318°1,372 m2.2 mi
McDonald ButteWNW 283°1,308 m16.2 mi
Three ButtesSSE 154°1,254 m2.5 mi
Bald ButteESE 123°1,236 m2.4 mi
Rattlesnake ButteE 100°1,060 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:27
June solstice05:2120:2621:14
September equinox07:0218:3419:14
December solstice07:5815:3716:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736445361686758463526
Precip in0.70.50.91.83.43.21.71.71.51.20.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grass Range, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3463102073

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