Ghost town · Montana
Granite
Granite is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 2,123 m. Mount Haggin stands 3,233 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite State Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
ghost town in Granite County, Montana, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates46.31600, -113.24400
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Franklin Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hope Hill: 2.2 mi
- Duffy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Red Lion Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Red Hill: 3.3 mi
Parks: 22
- Granite State Park: 0.1 mi
- Hope Mill Site (Now Royal Stamp Mill): 2.5 mi
- Shakey Park: 2.6 mi
- Philipsburg Town Park: 2.6 mi
- Lost Creek State Park: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 13
- Anaconda Smelter Stack: 21.3 mi
- American Legion Rodeo Grounds: 24.1 mi
- Milwaukee Road Little Joe: 24.7 mi
- Milwaukee Road E9: 24.8 mi
- Sheds: 24.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Montana Law Enforcement Museum: 2.6 mi
- Philipsburg Public Library: 2.6 mi
- Granite County Museum and Cultural Center: 2.7 mi
- Ohrmann Museum & Gallery: 22.6 mi
- Montana Auto Museum: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Echo Lake Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Moose Lake Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Southern Cross: 7.3 mi
- Gold Creek: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- John F. Kennedy: 19.0 mi
- Capt John Mullan: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- MT Corrections: 24.7 mi
- State: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Granite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Haggin | SSE 156° | 3,233 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Evans | S 172° | 3,229 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Howe | S 176° | 3,192 m | 18.6 mi |
| Short Peak | SSE 160° | 3,134 m | 18.9 mi |
| Fish Peak | SSW 192° | 3,108 m | 21.9 mi |
| Queener Mountain | S 188° | 3,093 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Powell | E 79° | 3,080 m | 12.8 mi |
| Kurt Peak | S 186° | 3,041 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:06 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:43 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 15:59 | 16:50 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phillipsburg RS, 3 mi away.
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