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Grayling

Grayling from directly overhead

Grayling is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,644 m. Baldy Mountain stands 3,211 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Brown Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States

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Coordinates45.04659, -112.82086
Around it

72 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Parks: 16
  • Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 5.1 mi
  • Bannack Historical Marker: 6.5 mi
  • Barretts Station Park: 6.8 mi
  • Old Trail to the Gold Diggins Historical Marker: 13.4 mi
  • Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Church: 11.6 mi
  • Skinner's Saloon: 11.7 mi
  • School & Masonic Lodge: 11.7 mi
  • Hotel Meade: 11.7 mi
  • Hardware Store Museum: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Clark's Lookout Monument: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • The Sandbar: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainNNW 335°3,211 m23.6 mi
Maiden PeakSW 225°3,115 m21.0 mi
Alturas Number One MountainNNW 337°3,067 m24.9 mi
Ellis PeakSSW 203°2,953 m22.4 mi
Dixon MountainS 174°2,926 m24.3 mi
Painter PeakWNW 288°2,924 m24.7 mi
Da-ek Dow Go-et MountainSW 235°2,915 m18.9 mi
Blacktail MountainsESE 109°2,883 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0519:44
June solstice05:4520:3721:23
September equinox07:1918:5219:31
December solstice08:0716:0416:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029384754626152392718
Precip in0.30.60.61.01.61.80.60.70.90.90.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 18 WSW, 12 mi away.

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