Ghost town · Montana
Hell Gate
Hell Gate is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 952 m. Saint Joseph Peak stands 2,922 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is New Meadows Park, a park 1.0 miles away.
human settlement in Montana, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates46.88330, -114.08700
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Council Hill: 1.1 mi
- McCauley Butte: 2.9 mi
- Rocky Top: 4.3 mi
- Hayes Point: 4.5 mi
- Waterworks Hill: 4.8 mi
Parks
- New Meadows Park: 1.0 mi
- Riata Park: 1.0 mi
- Kelly Island Fishing Access (Lena Lane): 1.6 mi
- Flynn Lane Park: 1.7 mi
- Richard 'Dick' Hexter Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks: 18
- The Fishing Kids: 3.9 mi
- The X’s: 4.5 mi
- Grizzly Gate: 4.8 mi
- Captain John Mullan: 9.5 mi
- The Eight Stupas: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 13
- Roots Off Reserve Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Garden City Harvest - Youth Farm: 2.9 mi
- Milwaukee Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- 2nd St Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Bitterroot Line Comunity Garden: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Hellgate Meadows Village: 2.0 mi
- Fort Missoula: 3.0 mi
- Garden City Monument Services: 3.6 mi
- Missoula Fire Department Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Missoula Law Enforcement Memorial: 4.3 mi
Museums: 9
- Museum of Mountain Flying: 2.4 mi
- Historical Museum at Fort Missoula: 3.0 mi
- National Museum of Forest Service History: 3.4 mi
- Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 3.9 mi
- E3 Convergance Gallery: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 5
- “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 3.0 mi
- Library Car: 3.0 mi
- The M: 5.5 mi
- The L: 5.6 mi
- KettleHouse Amphitheater: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 10.3 mi
- Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 18.3 mi
- Grand Menard Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Blue Slide: 12.4 mi
- The Heap: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- MPG Ranch: 14.0 mi
- Rock Creek Confluence: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Lolo Hot Spring: 23.8 mi
- Colma Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Hell Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Peak | SSW 202° | 2,922 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sweeney Peak | SSW 201° | 2,795 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lolo Peak | SSW 207° | 2,786 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pyramid Buttes | SSW 205° | 2,693 m | 19.4 mi |
| McLeod Peak | NNE 28° | 2,631 m | 16.6 mi |
| Murphy Peak | NNE 24° | 2,488 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mosquito Peak | NNE 34° | 2,444 m | 13.1 mi |
| Point Six | NNE 24° | 2,420 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:48 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 15:59 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Missoula Intl AP, 3 mi away.
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