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Cow Creek

Streams

Stream

Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
Related terms: anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough
See also: Bends and Rapids
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Big Horn County, Montana
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
45.5333211°, -106.7658746°
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Elevation

3540 ft. (1079 m.)

Topographic Map

US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Cow Creek is covered by the Painted Hill, MT US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Streams

Slocum Creek 0.5 mi
West Fork Muddy Creek 0.8 mi
East Fork Muddy Creek 0.8 mi
Upper Spang Creek 1.1 mi
Spring Creek 1.5 mi

Nearby Cities

Woody Creek, CO 433 mi
Leadville, CO 435 mi
Snowmass Village, CO 437 mi
Fairplay, CO 438 mi
Aspen, CO 438 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

03S40E34CDA_01 Well Man-made 0.8 mi
Muddy Springs Water 1.0 mi
03S40E33DDC_01 Well Man-made 1.4 mi
Harris Ranch Man-made 2.2 mi
04S41E06CAB_01 Well Man-made 2.2 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is LAME D which is approximately 8 miles away and has an elevation of 3,300 feet (240 feet lower than Cow Creek). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January .52" 37.1° 3.7°
February .42" 44.4° 9.2°
March .86" 52.8° 17.3°
April 1.43" 63.1° 25.3°
May 2.72" 71.9° 34.7°
June 2.40" 81.5° 44.1°
July 1.43" 90.3° 48.7°
August .83" 90.3° 47.0°
September 1.25" 78.9° 37.0°
October 1.26" 65.0° 27.5°
November .69" 46.8° 16.2°
December .53" 38.5° 6.5°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 70% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 89% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 86% of other locations on record.