School Section Spring
School Section Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 841 m. O'Day Butte stands 1,013 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is USFWS, a nature reserve 3.7 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 841 m
How to reach it
89 named places within 25 miles
- Finley Butte: 5.5 mi
- Sandage Buttes: 7.8 mi
- Battleship Butte: 9.1 mi
- Duff Hill: 10.7 mi
- Tin Can Hill: 11.5 mi
- Finley Spring: 5.3 mi
- Herron Springs: 6.1 mi
- H Cross Spring: 10.7 mi
- Kettle Spring: 11.6 mi
- Davis Spring: 15.1 mi
- Crooked Creek Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 19.0 mi
- Devils Creek State Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
- MT 200 Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of School Section Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Day Butte | SE 134° | 1,013 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | SE 125° | 1,010 m | 21.4 mi |
| Waddington Dome | SE 141° | 1,009 m | 20.8 mi |
| Neiter Butte | SE 136° | 987 m | 21.2 mi |
| Dovetail Butte | WNW 287° | 986 m | 18.4 mi |
| Tindall Divide | SE 129° | 983 m | 15.5 mi |
| Castle Butte | SSE 149° | 968 m | 17.2 mi |
| Timber Butte | SSE 158° | 968 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:24 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:32 | 16:24 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosby 4 ENE, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3698521380
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