Trombone Spring
Trombone Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,789 m. Bluff Mountain stands 2,511 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Springs, a spring 0.9 miles away. Kings Hill Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1789 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Kings Hill Scenic Byway
62 named places within 25 miles
- Bartleson Peak: 2.8 mi
- Elephant Rock: 3.2 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Mount High: 7.2 mi
- Daisy Peak: 8.0 mi
- Iron Springs: 0.9 mi
- Clarks Desert Spring: 1.7 mi
- West Hopley Spring: 2.5 mi
- Morrisy Coulee Spring: 2.7 mi
- Sixshooter Spring: 3.6 mi
- State Trust: 15.5 mi
- State Trust: 16.4 mi
- State Trust: 16.6 mi
- State Trust: 18.5 mi
- State Trust: 20.9 mi
- Haymaker State Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Judith Station Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
- Crazy Mountains Historical Marker: 17.5 mi
- Judith River State Wildlife Management Area: 18.5 mi
- Blade Park: 20.1 mi
- Charles M Bair Family Museum: 13.6 mi
- Milwaukee Depot Museum: 21.4 mi
- Utica Museum: 23.3 mi
- Ubet: 20.3 mi
- Copperopolis: 23.6 mi
- E57B - the Last Electric Locomotive: 21.0 mi
- Wheatland County Fairgrounds/Rodeo Arena: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trombone Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | NW 309° | 2,511 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount High | NW 317° | 2,510 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sand Point | NW 304° | 2,505 m | 21.1 mi |
| Kelly Mountain | NW 320° | 2,483 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tollgate Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,372 m | 22.7 mi |
| Daisy Peak | WNW 290° | 2,365 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bartleson Peak | NNE 16° | 2,288 m | 2.8 mi |
| Muddy Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,286 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:53 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:31 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:45 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlowton 11nw, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4724902226
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