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James J. Hill "The Empire Builder"

James J. Hill "The Empire Builder" from directly overhead

James J. Hill "The Empire Builder" is an artwork in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 758 m. Centennial Mountain stands 1,767 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Havre Beneath the Streets, a museum 0.1 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates48.55435, -109.67806

84 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Pepin Park: 0.5 mi
  • Elmer Carpenter Park: 0.6 mi
  • South Curve Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sunrise Edition Park: 0.8 mi
  • Deaconess Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Saddle Butte: 3.2 mi
  • Black Butte: 3.9 mi
  • Indian Woman Butte: 4.2 mi
  • Cement Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Museums: 6
Attractions: 1
  • Great Northern Fair Grounds: 1.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Sky Images & Collectables: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of James J. Hill "The Empire Builder". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centennial MountainSSW 197°1,767 m24.9 mi
Long George PeakS 182°1,623 m23.3 mi
Parker ButteS 186°1,578 m23.3 mi
Barber ButteSSE 149°1,525 m22.4 mi
Lloyd ButteSE 141°1,504 m24.2 mi
Camels BackSSW 192°1,480 m23.0 mi
Number One MountainSSW 191°1,462 m15.2 mi
Haystack MountainS 190°1,442 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5019:32
June solstice05:1720:3621:25
September equinox07:0618:3719:18
December solstice08:0915:3116:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182132445462706858443121
Precip in0.40.40.51.01.92.51.50.91.10.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Havre AP Asos, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3473573448

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