Ghost town · Montana
Elkhorn
Elkhorn is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,966 m. Crow Peak stands 2,861 m to the east-northeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Elkhorn State Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
town in Montana, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1872
How to reach it
Coordinates46.27472, -111.94583
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Elkhorn State Park: 0.0 mi
- Boulder River Bridge Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
- Freighters Historical Marker: 9.6 mi
- Mining Country Historical Marker: 15.2 mi
- State of Montana: 15.8 mi
Peaks
- Windy Point: 2.3 mi
- Crow Peak: 2.4 mi
- Elkhorn Peak: 2.6 mi
- Ryan Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Bullock Hill: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Lime Kiln Ruins: 21.0 mi
- Lime Kiln Ruins: 21.5 mi
- 10 Commandments: 21.8 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 21.8 mi
- USS Helena: 21.9 mi
Museums: 9
- The Heritage Center: 8.6 mi
- Jefferson County Museum: 13.3 mi
- Broadwater County Museum: 20.8 mi
- Montana's Museum: 21.8 mi
- Montana Heritage Center: 21.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Swamp Creek Spring: 5.7 mi
- Two Sam Spring: 6.5 mi
- Bomar Spring: 7.5 mi
- Piedmont Spring: 10.5 mi
- Boyd Spring: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 8
- Tizer Botanic Garden & Arboretum: 7.7 mi
- Sundborn Garden: 22.2 mi
- Cruse Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Jubilee Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Sixth Ward Park Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 7
- Thomas Francis Meagher Statue: 21.8 mi
- Buffalo: 21.9 mi
- The Prospectors Sculpture and Fountain: 22.0 mi
- Womens Mural: 22.0 mi
- The Bullwhacker Statue: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Jefferson County Fairgrounds: 9.0 mi
- Townsend Fairgrounds: 22.5 mi
- Great Northern Carousel: 22.7 mi
- Edgewater Farms: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Comet: 11.0 mi
- Louisville: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Elder Creek Picinic Area: 13.1 mi
- Tenmile Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- BLM: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Elkhorn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Peak | ENE 56° | 2,861 m | 2.4 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | NNE 29° | 2,855 m | 2.6 mi |
| Windy Point | NNE 20° | 2,751 m | 2.3 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,682 m | 20.4 mi |
| Jack Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,660 m | 17.1 mi |
| Three Brothers | WNW 298° | 2,604 m | 17.0 mi |
| Casey Peak | NNE 29° | 2,588 m | 12.2 mi |
| High Peak | NNE 29° | 2,585 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:37 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:54 | 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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tizer Gardens, 8 mi away.
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