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Mike Horse

Mike Horse from directly overhead

Mike Horse is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,712 m. Red Mountain stands 2,866 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Anaconda Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away.

human settlement in Montana, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates47.02633, -112.36058

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Anaconda Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Midnight Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Rittel Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Sunset Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Denton Mountain: 5.0 mi
Parks: 7
  • Central Montana Railroad Historical Marker: 13.0 mi
  • Blackfoot Pathways: Sculptures in the Wild: 15.0 mi
  • Hooper State Park: 15.5 mi
  • Linxoln Community River Park: 16.0 mi
  • Holter Lake State Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Polly Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Dana Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Crazy Horse Spring: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Aspen Grove Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Dearborn Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cataract Falls: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mann Gulch Firefighter Memorial: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Mike Horse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red MountainWNW 289°2,866 m18.9 mi
Caribou PeakNW 318°2,663 m15.0 mi
Pyramid PeakWNW 303°2,647 m21.5 mi
Black MountainSSW 201°2,529 m21.3 mi
Steamboat MountainNNW 332°2,526 m20.3 mi
Nevada MountainSSW 206°2,525 m19.6 mi
Stonewall MountainW 274°2,520 m16.2 mi
Silver King MountainNW 308°2,370 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0219:42
June solstice05:3520:4121:29
September equinox07:1718:4919:29
December solstice08:1315:5116:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272734425058666555443326
Precip in0.60.70.91.83.03.11.21.21.71.40.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogers Pass 9 NNE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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