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Three Corner Spring

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Elevation
1,412 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Castle Mountain3,842 m · 24.0 mi
Nearest byway
Beartooth Highway9.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:08local time
Coordinates
45.0233, -109.1500
Three Corner Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Three Corner Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded 1,412 m. Castle Mountain stands 3,842 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Corner Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 9.5 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

Elevation
1412 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainWNW 283°3,842 m24.0 mi
Whitetail PeakWNW 282°3,821 m21.8 mi
Silver Run PeakWNW 289°3,803 m20.4 mi
Beartooth MountainW 277°3,763 m20.6 mi
Spirit MountainW 274°3,746 m19.6 mi
Bowback MountainWNW 288°3,746 m24.0 mi
Sundance MountainWNW 285°3,728 m23.1 mi
Elk MountainWNW 290°3,727 m23.8 mi

88 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5019:29
June solstice05:3120:2221:08
September equinox07:0418:3719:16
December solstice07:5315:4916:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636445362706758443223
Precip in0.30.30.30.71.41.30.80.70.80.60.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clark 3NE, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2352252314392,1284,2162,177579299282303268

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Clarks Fork Yellowstone River nr Belfry MT, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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