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Sulphur Spring

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Elevation, modelled
877 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Highwood Baldy2,334 m · 22.5 mi
Nearest byway
Kings Hill Scenic Byway18.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:26local time
Coordinates
47.5978, -111.0550
Sulphur Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sulphur Spring is a spring in Montana, at a modelled 877 m. Highwood Baldy stands 2,334 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ryan Dam Island Park, a park 3.6 miles away. Kings Hill Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sulphur Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highwood BaldyESE 118°2,334 m22.5 mi
South PeakSE 129°2,157 m24.9 mi
Middle PeakESE 123°2,139 m24.9 mi
North PeakESE 121°2,108 m24.7 mi
Pinewood PeakESE 121°2,082 m21.5 mi
Windy MountainESE 107°1,795 m23.9 mi
Carter MountainE 96°1,671 m24.8 mi
Comers ButteSE 129°1,650 m21.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5619:37
June solstice05:2720:3821:26
September equinox07:1218:4319:24
December solstice08:1015:4316:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937465463706959483628
Precip in0.60.60.61.82.72.71.31.31.41.10.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Great Falls 16st, 13 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5,9426,1126,4187,21410,74013,0578,1775,7105,3735,4965,7845,776

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Missouri River near Great Falls MT, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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