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Trappers Cabin Spring

Trappers Cabin Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Trappers Cabin Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,056 m. Big Pryor Mountain stands 2,675 m to the south, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Roberts Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2056 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.18467, -108.46901

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
Springs: 14
Parks: 9
Attractions: 4
  • Caroline Lockhart Ranch: 11.6 mi
  • Ewing-Snell Ranch: 12.2 mi
  • Hillsboro: 12.9 mi
  • Train Engine: 24.1 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Seven Rams Landing: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pryor MountainS 181°2,675 m1.7 mi
East Pryor MountainE 100°2,673 m6.6 mi
Red Pryor MountainS 171°2,575 m4.7 mi
Crown ButteNNW 337°2,097 m5.3 mi
West Pryor MountainNW 323°2,036 m11.7 mi
Little MountainSE 136°1,885 m23.9 mi
Black ButteW 272°1,577 m13.4 mi
Penney PeakSSE 161°1,536 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4819:26
June solstice05:2720:2021:06
September equinox07:0218:3419:13
December solstice07:5115:4616:35

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192437465666747161473321
Precip in0.10.10.20.41.11.10.50.30.60.60.20.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deaver, 21 mi away.

  • monument plant5 obs
  • sticky geranium3 obs
  • Douglas-fir2 obs
  • woodland pinedrops2 obs
  • field bindweed2 obs
  • sulfur buckwheat2 obs
  • Woolly Prince's Plume2 obs
  • Northern Harrier2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4087250805

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