Skip to content

School Section Spring

School Section Spring, seen from above at true elevation

School Section Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 821 m. Coal Mine Hill stands 1,019 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chandler Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
821 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.79308, -107.41909

52 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 30
Peaks: 16
  • Castle Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Larb Hills: 4.8 mi
  • Coal Mine Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Barnard Buttes: 7.9 mi
  • Collins Hill: 8.1 mi
Parks: 4
  • Bone Trail Recreation Area: 13.3 mi
  • Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge: 13.3 mi
  • Fourchette Creek Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
  • Devils Creek State Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
Springs: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coal Mine HillWNW 302°1,019 m6.2 mi
Larb HillsWNW 295°981 m4.8 mi
Chalk ButteSSE 164°979 m20.0 mi
Table TopSSW 210°920 m16.3 mi
Cap Rock ButteSSW 207°915 m24.7 mi
Collins HillNW 320°914 m8.1 mi
Barnard ButtesWSW 256°904 m7.9 mi
Brandon ButteSW 230°895 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1220:2421:13
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5715:2716:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161931435362696857432919
Precip in0.40.30.61.32.32.81.71.31.21.10.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Content 4 NNE, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3271560813

More springs in Montana

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to School Section Spring.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens