Mud Springs
Mud Springs is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 841 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 841 m
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
66 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 2.3 mi
- BLM: 6.4 mi
- State Trust: 8.2 mi
- BLM: 11.9 mi
- BLM: 12.6 mi
- Little Chalk Butte: 4.2 mi
- Red Buttes: 5.7 mi
- Chalk Butte: 6.4 mi
- Horse Creek Hill: 16.7 mi
- Little Sheep Mountain: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mud Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sheep Mountain | E 89° | 1,079 m | 19.4 mi |
| The Big Hill | W 260° | 969 m | 21.8 mi |
| Three Buttes | W 267° | 963 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sunday Butte | WSW 245° | 962 m | 20.3 mi |
| Horse Creek Hill | SE 139° | 955 m | 16.7 mi |
| Black Hills | W 278° | 944 m | 21.9 mi |
| Montgomery Hill | W 267° | 937 m | 20.6 mi |
| Red Buttes | W 262° | 924 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:28 | 16:19 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3698519766
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