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Armstead

Armstead from directly overhead

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. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

human settlement in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America

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Coordinates44.97250, -112.86417

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Around it

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
Parks: 16
  • Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 1.6 mi
  • Old Trail to the Gold Diggins Historical Marker: 8.9 mi
  • Bannack Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
  • Barretts Station Park: 12.3 mi
  • Dell Park: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Clark's Lookout Monument: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maiden PeakSW 232°3,115 m16.1 mi
Elk MountainSW 222°3,099 m19.9 mi
Horse Prairie MountainSW 223°3,089 m19.9 mi
Ellis PeakSSW 203°2,953 m16.8 mi
Dixon MountainSSE 166°2,926 m19.6 mi
Painter PeakWNW 301°2,924 m24.9 mi
Grassy TopS 190°2,917 m20.1 mi
Sourdough PeakS 190°2,917 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0519:44
June solstice05:4620:3721:22
September equinox07:1918:5219:31
December solstice08:0716:0516:53

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029384754626152392718
Precip in0.30.60.61.01.61.80.60.70.90.90.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 18 WSW, 15 mi away.

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