Spring · Montana
Split Shack Spring
Split Shack Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 828 m. Tea Kettle Butte stands 814 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.2 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 828 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.70617, -107.34974
Named places within 25 miles
Springs: 17
- Wrights Spring: 6.0 mi
- Luvel Spring: 7.8 mi
- Strouble Spring: 7.9 mi
- Zenor Spring: 8.1 mi
- Busche Spring: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 6
- Double S Hill: 9.8 mi
- Turkey Track Hill: 10.5 mi
- Tea Kettle Butte: 11.1 mi
- Papoose Hills: 12.3 mi
- Landre Hills: 21.4 mi
Parks: 4
- Nelson State Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
- Cree Crossing Historical Marker: 20.5 mi
- Sleeping Buffalo Rock Historical Marker: 20.5 mi
- Milk River Park: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Thoeny: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Split Shack Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tea Kettle Butte | WNW 293° | 814 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fanny Hill | WSW 243° | 795 m | 22.0 mi |
| Landre Hills | ESE 118° | 791 m | 21.4 mi |
| Double S Hill | SSE 166° | 709 m | 9.8 mi |
| Turkey Track Hill | S 182° | 708 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:21 | 16:16 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 43 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saco 1 NNW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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