Armstead
Armstead is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,690 m. Maiden Peak stands 3,115 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
human settlement in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access · 28 mi
- Westward View · 29 mi
58 named places within 25 miles
- Indian Head: 3.8 mi
- Gallagher Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Gallagher Butte: 8.3 mi
- Jim Brown Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Mooney Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 1.6 mi
- Barretts Station Park: 12.3 mi
- Dell Park: 18.8 mi
- Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 19.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 20.1 mi
- Church: 14.5 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 14.6 mi
- School & Masonic Lodge: 14.6 mi
- Hotel Meade: 14.6 mi
- Hardware Store Museum: 14.6 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 20.1 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 21.3 mi
- Mill Point: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Armstead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Peak | SW 232° | 3,115 m | 16.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SW 222° | 3,099 m | 19.9 mi |
| Horse Prairie Mountain | SW 223° | 3,089 m | 19.9 mi |
| Ellis Peak | SSW 203° | 2,953 m | 16.8 mi |
| Dixon Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,926 m | 19.6 mi |
| Painter Peak | WNW 301° | 2,924 m | 24.9 mi |
| Sourdough Peak | S 190° | 2,917 m | 20.1 mi |
| Grassy Top | S 190° | 2,917 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:05 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 18 WSW, 15 mi away.
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