Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
Garden of One Thousand Buddhas is a garden in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 919 m. McDonald Peak stands 2,983 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buddha Mopa Thaye, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Jocko Valley Historical Marker: 3.9 mi
- Flathead Reservation Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Mission Valley Historical Marker: 8.1 mi
- Taelman Park: 8.5 mi
- Snow Park Ski Area: 12.6 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Charity Peak: 8.0 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Trisky Point: 9.0 mi
- Telephone Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Buddha Mopa Thaye: 0.0 mi
- The Hinayana: 0.0 mi
- Vajrakilaya Stupa: 0.0 mi
- Mandala of Vajrasattva: 0.0 mi
- Quan Yin: 0.0 mi
- Dixon Train Station (Abandoned and Demolished in 2013): 13.8 mi
- Hellgate Meadows Village: 21.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Graveyard Memorial: 21.5 mi
- Capt. John Mullan: 22.4 mi
- Roosevelt: 22.8 mi
- Allard Complex: 9.0 mi
- Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana: 17.1 mi
- National Museum of Forest Service History: 18.0 mi
- Museum of Mountain Flying: 19.0 mi
- Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 22.5 mi
- Roots Off Reserve Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- PEAS Farm: 21.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Outdoor Learning Center: 21.5 mi
- Northside Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Milwaukee Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- F: 13.3 mi
- The L: 22.8 mi
- A: 22.9 mi
- The M: 23.6 mi
- “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 24.1 mi
- Mission Falls: 12.1 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 12.6 mi
- Terrace Falls: 23.6 mi
- Mission Mountain Interpretive Overlook: 7.8 mi
- Mission Mountains Viewpoint and Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Grand Menard Picnic Site: 16.6 mi
- Ninepipes Picnic Pullout: 17.4 mi
- CSKT Bison Range: 11.8 mi
- Giant Spring: 13.3 mi
- Hell Gate: 21.3 mi
- Blue Slide: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Garden of One Thousand Buddhas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald Peak | NNE 31° | 2,983 m | 15.4 mi |
| East Saint Marys Peak | NE 47° | 2,867 m | 11.3 mi |
| West McDonald Peak | NNE 30° | 2,861 m | 15.2 mi |
| Lowary Peak | NE 46° | 2,858 m | 12.1 mi |
| West Saint Marys Peak | NE 44° | 2,846 m | 11.2 mi |
| Peak Y | NE 45° | 2,840 m | 12.1 mi |
| Glacier Peaks | NE 37° | 2,827 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mountaineer Peak | NE 43° | 2,807 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:49 | 21:37 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:21 | 15:57 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Ignatius, 9 mi away.
- Brewer's Blackbird24 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird20 obs
- Black-billed Magpie11 obs
- Western Honey Bee7 obs
- Redstem Stork's-bill7 obs
- Cliff Swallow6 obs
- Rough-legged Hawk5 obs
- Common Raven5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/963043477
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