Ghost town · Montana
Java
Java is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 573 m. Snake Butte stands 804 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Union Trading Post, a historic site 0.9 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
ghost town in Richland County, Montana, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates47.98946, -104.05188
45 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 21
- Sharbano Park: 9.2 mi
- Sundheim Park: 9.7 mi
- Richland Park: 16.2 mi
- Meadow Park: 19.4 mi
- North Park: 19.5 mi
Peaks: 13
- Antelope Butte: 8.5 mi
- Crow Fly High Hill: 12.5 mi
- Bull Butte: 13.9 mi
- Blue Hill: 17.2 mi
- Three Buttes: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Fort Union Trading Post: 0.9 mi
- Fort Buford State Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Sloulin Field International Airport (historic): 23.0 mi
Museums: 3
- MonDak Heritage Center: 19.6 mi
- Lewis and Clark Trail Museum: 21.4 mi
- Culbertson Museum: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Mondak: 2.1 mi
- Charbonneau: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- State Trust: 2.7 mi
- BLM: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- GN 3059: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Java. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Butte | NNW 344° | 804 m | 19.6 mi |
| Blue Hill | W 262° | 801 m | 17.2 mi |
| Lone Butte | WSW 249° | 784 m | 20.6 mi |
| Three Buttes | W 280° | 765 m | 17.5 mi |
| Clay Butte | NNW 337° | 739 m | 21.3 mi |
| Ragged Butte | ESE 114° | 730 m | 20.8 mi |
| Antelope Butte | W 271° | 728 m | 8.5 mi |
| A Butte | ESE 120° | 715 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 20:11 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:12 | 16:06 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williston EXP Farm, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Cartwright · 11 mi
- Sidney · 19 mi
- Alexander · 21 mi
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