Calkins
Calkins is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,547 m. Mount Baldy stands 2,878 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Butte Mountain, a peak 6.1 miles away. Kings Hill Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
ghost town in Meagher County, Montana
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Kings Hill Scenic Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Black Butte Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Clay Butte: 6.4 mi
- Willow Peak: 7.4 mi
- Woodchuck Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Elk Peak: 8.0 mi
- Kaldor Park: 7.1 mi
- Rader Park: 7.2 mi
- White Sulphur Springs City Park: 7.5 mi
- Sixteen: 16.1 mi
- Copperopolis: 17.0 mi
- State Trust: 20.2 mi
- BLM: 20.9 mi
- Wallrock: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calkins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldy | W 270° | 2,878 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Edith | W 267° | 2,877 m | 12.6 mi |
| Boulder Baldy | WNW 292° | 2,724 m | 20.9 mi |
| Boulder Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,680 m | 21.6 mi |
| Elk Peak | E 84° | 2,607 m | 8.0 mi |
| Wapiti Peak | ENE 78° | 2,599 m | 8.1 mi |
| Willow Peak | ENE 77° | 2,550 m | 7.4 mi |
| Woodchuck Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,517 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:34 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:49 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs #2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
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