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Pony

Pony from directly overhead

Pony is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,686 m. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Queens Hill, a peak 3.9 miles away. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

ghost mining town in Madison County, Montana, USA

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Coordinates45.65861, -111.89444
Around it

107 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Parks: 23
  • Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 11.6 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 12.5 mi
  • Father De Smet Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition Campsite Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
  • Stateler Monument: 16.5 mi
Museums: 7
  • Jefferson Valley Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Headwaters Heritage Museum: 23.1 mi
  • Headwaters Railroad & Trident Heritage Center: 23.3 mi
  • Madison Valley History Museum: 24.1 mi
  • Nevada City Museum Entrance & Music Hall: 24.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Norris Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Round Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Friend Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Bull Pen Spring: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Renova Hotspring: 14.5 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 14.5 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 14.5 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Three Forks Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakSW 228°3,218 m9.6 mi
Hollowtop MountainWSW 240°3,216 m6.4 mi
Lakeshore MountainWSW 247°3,179 m11.3 mi
A P A MountainWSW 247°3,167 m11.9 mi
Mount JacksonWSW 245°3,165 m11.1 mi
Lonesome PeakSW 218°3,148 m9.5 mi
Noble PeakSW 231°3,147 m10.4 mi
Thompson PeakSW 214°3,147 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0119:40
June solstice05:3920:3521:21
September equinox07:1518:4819:27
December solstice08:0615:5716:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340465563717162503831
Precip in0.50.71.22.33.03.21.31.41.41.70.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris Madison PWR House, 17 mi away.

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