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Gold Creek

Gold Creek from directly overhead

Gold Creek is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,281 m. Mount Powell stands 3,080 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Creek Parking Area, I-90 Westbound, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

human settlement in Montana, United States of America

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Coordinates46.58360, -112.90800
Around it

111 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
  • Bailey Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Ballard Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Lone Tree Hill: 7.9 mi
  • White Rocks Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Saddle Mountain: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 18
  • American Legion Rodeo Grounds: 12.6 mi
  • Sheds: 14.5 mi
  • Chicken Coop: 14.5 mi
  • Bielenberg Barn: 14.5 mi
  • Draft Horse Barn: 14.5 mi
Parks: 11
  • Jackson Park: 8.0 mi
  • Valley of a Thousand Haystacks Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
  • Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site: 13.6 mi
  • Southern Flint Creek Valley Historical Marker: 14.0 mi
  • Little Joe E70 Park: 14.8 mi
Museums: 8
Springs: 5
  • Bearmouth Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Dana Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Crazy Horse Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Pauly Springs: 24.0 mi
  • Polly Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PowellSSW 192°3,080 m16.5 mi
Deer Lodge MountainS 187°2,969 m15.7 mi
Racetrack PeakSSW 204°2,855 m17.5 mi
Pikes PeakSSW 205°2,830 m11.8 mi
Goat MountainSSW 209°2,801 m15.8 mi
East Goat MountainSSW 202°2,779 m14.8 mi
Twin PeaksSSW 208°2,755 m23.2 mi
BaldySSW 192°2,724 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0419:44
June solstice05:3920:4221:29
September equinox07:1918:5119:31
December solstice08:1415:5616:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635435158656456443022
Precip in0.60.80.80.91.82.00.90.80.90.90.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Drummond Aviation, 13 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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