Spring · Montana
Porcupine Spring
Porcupine Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,867 m. Mount Wood stands 3,846 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Whittaker Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1867 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.50240, -109.86107
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Limestone Butte: 2.3 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Arch Rock: 3.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Washburn Mountain: 4.9 mi
Springs: 15
- Whittaker Spring: 0.9 mi
- Smith Coulee Spring: 1.3 mi
- McKinsey Spring: 1.3 mi
- Hudson Spring: 1.3 mi
- North Robinson Spring: 1.6 mi
Parks: 3
- Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park: 18.2 mi
- Lions Club Park: 23.0 mi
- Gage Pioneer Memorial: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Buffalo Jump: 5.1 mi
- The Greycliffs: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Woodbine Falls: 10.4 mi
- Natural Bridge Waterfall: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Natural Bridge State Park: 17.0 mi
- Sweet Grass County Fairgrounds: 23.9 mi
Museums: 2
- Crazy Mountain Museum: 22.8 mi
- Victorian Village Museum: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Porcupine Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wood | S 172° | 3,846 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Hague | S 176° | 3,750 m | 16.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks | S 185° | 3,559 m | 17.4 mi |
| Little Park Mountain | S 187° | 3,499 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Douglas | SW 225° | 3,439 m | 19.1 mi |
| Tumble Mountain | SSW 213° | 3,435 m | 14.8 mi |
| Two Sisters | SSW 206° | 3,394 m | 18.3 mi |
| Chalice Peak | SW 218° | 3,364 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:27 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:50 | 16:39 |
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 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NYE #2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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