Wrights Spring
Wrights Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 779 m. Laundry Hill stands 906 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Strouble Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 779 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Strouble Spring: 2.1 mi
- Luvel Spring: 3.7 mi
- Zenor Spring: 3.9 mi
- Spiller Spring: 4.7 mi
- Split Shack Spring: 6.0 mi
- Double S Hill: 3.7 mi
- Turkey Track Hill: 4.7 mi
- Papoose Hills: 11.1 mi
- Tea Kettle Butte: 15.3 mi
- Landre Hills: 18.3 mi
- Nelson State Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
- Sleeping Buffalo Rock Historical Marker: 16.9 mi
- Cree Crossing Historical Marker: 16.9 mi
- Milk River Park: 19.0 mi
- Milk River Cowboys Association Rodeo Grounds: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrights Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laundry Hill | ESE 104° | 906 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tea Kettle Butte | NW 312° | 814 m | 15.3 mi |
| Fanny Hill | W 259° | 795 m | 21.1 mi |
| Landre Hills | ESE 103° | 791 m | 18.3 mi |
| Spencer Point | S 174° | 733 m | 24.7 mi |
| Double S Hill | SSE 162° | 709 m | 3.7 mi |
| Turkey Track Hill | SSW 197° | 708 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:26 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:22 | 16:17 |
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, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 140 | 181 | 765 | 1,065 | 712 | 796 | 392 | 268 | 253 | 214 | 172 | 142 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Milk River at Juneberg Bridge nr Saco MT, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3272457742
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