Swift Dam

9 mi south of Heart Butte, MT · No signal at camp

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Jul–Augbest months

About Swift Dam

Where: 9 mi south of Heart Butte, MT · 48.16391, -112.86359

Weather by month

32°

16°Jan

33°

15°Feb

40°

21°Mar

47°

28°Apr

56°

35°May

64°

42°Jun

74°

47°Jul

73°

45°Aug

63°

39°Sep

50°

31°Oct

37°

23°Nov

31°

16°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.

See Swift Dam from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
South Birch Cr	Horse	1.6 mi	15.5 mi
Swift Low Water	Horse	2.0 mi
Swift Reservoir	Horse	2.1 mi	3.1 mi
Canyon Creek-Phillips Creek	Horse	2.2 mi	13.0 mi
North Fork Birch Creek	Horse	2.8 mi	7.9 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Dusty Star Observatory (Glacier NP St. Mary) (Park observatory), 48 mi.

Camps nearby

Campsite · 15 mi S of Heart Butte 5.9 mi
West Fork Cabin (W Of Choteau) 14.1 mi
West Fork Teton Campground 14.2 mi
Elko Campground 17.2 mi
Cave Mountain Campground 19.9 mi
Mill Falls Campground 21.5 mi