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Box Canyon
Part of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

Valleys

Valley

Linear depression in the Earth's surface that generally slopes from one end to the other.
Related terms: barranca, canyon, chasm, cove, draw, glen, gorge, gulch, gulf, hollow, ravine
See also: Basins
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County

Big Horn County, Montana
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
45.2994035°, -107.9645558°
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Elevation

3642 ft. (1110 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. Box Canyon is covered by the Yellowtail Dam, MT US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Valleys

Bighorn Canyon 1.6 mi
Frozen Leg Canyon 2.1 mi
Black Canyon 2.7 mi
Little Bull Elk Canyon 7.1 mi
Big Bull Elk Canyon 7.2 mi

Nearby Cities

Collbran, CO 419 mi
Woody Creek, CO 420 mi
Snowmass Village, CO 424 mi
Loma, CO 424 mi
Redstone, CO 424 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

06S31E19BCC_01 Spring Water 0.2 mi
06S30E13DDC_01 Spring Water 0.5 mi
Yellowtail Dam Man-made 0.6 mi
Powerhouse Yellowtail Dam Man-made 0.6 mi
06S30E24DCD_01 Spring Water 1.0 mi

Nearby Photos

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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 YELLOWTAIL which is approximately 2 miles away and has an elevation of 3,305 feet (337 feet lower than Box Canyon). 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 .86" 40.2° 17.7°
February .72" 46.1° 21.9°
March 1.39" 54.0° 28.0°
April 2.10" 63.4° 36.2°
May 3.09" 72.7° 44.5°
June 2.21" 82.7° 52.4°
July 1.45" 91.0° 57.2°
August .98" 91.0° 56.1°
September 1.77" 79.2° 47.2°
October 1.89" 66.1° 38.5°
November .95" 49.0° 27.7°
December .87" 41.7° 20.5°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 74% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 55% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 78% of other locations on record.