Ghost town · Montana
Comet
Comet is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,946 m. Crow Peak stands 2,861 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.
ghost town in Montana, USA
What the record says
- Founded
- 1883
How to reach it
Coordinates46.31083, -112.17000
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Thompson: 2.3 mi
- Saturday Night Hill: 4.5 mi
- Rocker Peak: 5.0 mi
- Alta Mountain: 5.2 mi
Parks: 56
- Elkhorn State Park: 11.0 mi
- State of Montana: 13.7 mi
- Dale Harris Park: 19.7 mi
- Leo Pocha Park: 19.9 mi
- Pioneer Park: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Lime Kiln Ruins: 18.9 mi
- Four Georgians Mine: 19.9 mi
- USS Helena: 19.9 mi
- First Gold Strike in Helena: 19.9 mi
- The Trolley: 20.0 mi
Museums: 8
- The Heritage Center: 5.6 mi
- Jefferson County Museum: 13.8 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 19.9 mi
- Reeder's Alley Interpretive And Convention Center: 19.9 mi
- Holter Museum of Art: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 8
- Tizer Botanic Garden & Arboretum: 8.2 mi
- Cruse Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Sundborn Garden: 20.5 mi
- Exploration Works Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Swamp Creek Spring: 16.7 mi
- Two Sam Spring: 17.5 mi
- Bomar Spring: 18.1 mi
- Boyd Spring: 19.9 mi
- Trail Spring: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 7
- Buffalo: 19.9 mi
- The Prospectors Sculpture and Fountain: 20.0 mi
- The "H": 20.0 mi
- Womens Mural: 20.1 mi
- The Bullwhacker Statue: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Elder Creek Picinic Area: 9.0 mi
- Tenmile Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Sheepshead Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Freedom Point PIcnic Area: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Jefferson County Fairgrounds: 6.5 mi
- Great Northern Carousel: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Elkhorn: 11.0 mi
- Louisville: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- BLM: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Comet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Peak | E 95° | 2,861 m | 12.8 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | E 91° | 2,855 m | 11.9 mi |
| Windy Point | E 92° | 2,751 m | 11.5 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,682 m | 13.9 mi |
| Jack Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,660 m | 6.1 mi |
| Thunderbolt Mountain | W 276° | 2,614 m | 13.6 mi |
| Three Brothers | NW 322° | 2,604 m | 7.0 mi |
| Casey Peak | ENE 64° | 2,588 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:38 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 15:55 | 16:45 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 6 mi away.
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