Ghost town · Montana
Capitol
Capitol is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 970 m. Finger Buttes stands 1,273 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
human settlement in Carter County, Montana, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates45.43610, -104.06500
63 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 32
- Indian Butte: 1.3 mi
- Three Peaks: 2.1 mi
- Mud Butte: 2.2 mi
- Kay Hill: 3.6 mi
- J K Butte: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- State Trust: 3.7 mi
- BLM: 5.4 mi
- BLM: 7.5 mi
- BLM: 9.3 mi
- BLM: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Jumpoff: 14.7 mi
Parks: 1
- Mallula State Game Production Area: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Capitol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finger Buttes | WSW 245° | 1,273 m | 17.6 mi |
| Harding Peak | ESE 118° | 1,223 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,199 m | 7.0 mi |
| Belltower Butte | NW 316° | 1,198 m | 15.7 mi |
| Stormy Butte | NNW 344° | 1,192 m | 13.9 mi |
| Moreau Peak | ESE 110° | 1,187 m | 18.1 mi |
| Capitol Rock | N 353° | 1,170 m | 9.5 mi |
| Lone Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,167 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:03 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:27 | 16:16 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Crook, 9 mi away.
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