Captain John Mullan
Captain John Mullan is an artwork in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,001 m. Lolo Peak stands 2,786 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Junction of the Hell Gate and Big Blackfoot Rivers Historical Marker, a park 0.3 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- marble
What to expect
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Garnet Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Junction of the Hell Gate and Big Blackfoot Rivers Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- McDowell Park: 2.2 mi
- Canyon View County Park: 2.4 mi
- East Missoula Lions Park: 2.5 mi
- Ben Hughes Park: 3.0 mi
- Woody Mountain: 1.8 mi
- University Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Marshall Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mount Jumbo: 3.4 mi
- Mount Sentinel: 4.0 mi
- Grizzly Gate: 4.9 mi
- The X’s: 5.0 mi
- The Fishing Kids: 5.7 mi
- Buddha Maitreya: 23.9 mi
- Mandala of Vajrasattva: 23.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Outdoor Learning Center: 4.0 mi
- PEAS Farm: 4.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 4.7 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 5.2 mi
- Northside Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Graveyard Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 4.9 mi
- Capt. John Mullan: 5.0 mi
- Roosevelt: 5.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Montana Museum of Art and Culture: 4.7 mi
- Arts Missoula: 5.0 mi
- Missoula Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- E3 Convergance Gallery: 5.3 mi
- Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 5.7 mi
- KettleHouse Amphitheater: 1.1 mi
- The L: 3.9 mi
- The M: 4.4 mi
- Library Car: 8.7 mi
- “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 8.7 mi
- MPG Ranch: 14.0 mi
- Rock Creek Confluence: 14.6 mi
- Colma Spring: 16.8 mi
- Lodgepole Spring: 22.7 mi
- Blue Slide: 3.0 mi
- Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 16.2 mi
- Nimrod Warm Springs: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Captain John Mullan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lolo Peak | SW 231° | 2,786 m | 21.9 mi |
| McLeod Peak | N 353° | 2,631 m | 15.3 mi |
| Murphy Peak | NNW 342° | 2,488 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mosquito Peak | N 349° | 2,444 m | 11.7 mi |
| Point Six | NNW 338° | 2,420 m | 12.4 mi |
| Stuart Peak | N 350° | 2,398 m | 9.2 mi |
| Triangle Peak | N 2° | 2,375 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 36° | 2,332 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:08 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:47 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 15:58 | 16:50 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Missoula 2 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8150480827
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