Artwork · Montana
Ghost Cave
Ghost Cave is an artwork in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 987 m. Stratford Hill stands 1,514 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Peaks to Plains, a park 0.1 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates45.79636, -108.52422
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Peaks to Plains: 0.1 mi
- Bell: 0.1 mi
- Grandview Park: 0.2 mi
- Rock Island Park: 0.3 mi
- Billings Logan International Airport Viewing Area: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 9
- Ninemile Hill: 4.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 8.7 mi
- Deer Point: 16.7 mi
- McCormick Hill: 17.9 mi
- Stratford Hill: 19.5 mi
Museums: 6
- Peter Yegen Jr. Yellowstone County Museum: 0.8 mi
- Yellowstone Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Moss Mansion Museum: 1.2 mi
- Wise Wonders: 1.3 mi
- Western Heritage Center: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Place Where the White Horse Went Down Historical Marker: 2.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Battlefield Monument: 13.2 mi
- Lewis and Clark on the Yellowstone: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Skeleton Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Sacrifice Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Rimrocks: 2.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Indian Spring: 21.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 23.5 mi
- Shearing Pen Spring: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Amend Park Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Sensory Garden: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Shiloh Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- State Trust: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Billings Motorsports Park: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ghost Cave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Hill | S 191° | 1,514 m | 19.5 mi |
| McCormick Hill | S 185° | 1,363 m | 17.9 mi |
| Woody Mountain | SE 140° | 1,321 m | 24.7 mi |
| Round Butte | SW 216° | 1,241 m | 19.6 mi |
| Miller Butte | WSW 248° | 1,218 m | 22.1 mi |
| Square Butte | WSW 243° | 1,150 m | 19.9 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | NW 323° | 1,060 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | NNE 28° | 1,020 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:22 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:43 | 16:33 |
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 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Billings Intl AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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