Ghost town · Montana
Rimrock
Rimrock is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,056 m. Stratford Hill stands 1,514 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Phipps Park, a park 0.9 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Montana, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates45.80200, -108.70300
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Phipps Park: 0.9 mi
- Copper Ridge Park: 0.9 mi
- Ironwood Park: 1.9 mi
- Yellowstone Family Park: 2.4 mi
- Rimrock West Park: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 13
- Ninemile Hill: 6.7 mi
- Square Butte: 13.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 14.7 mi
- Miller Butte: 14.7 mi
- Round Butte: 16.6 mi
Museums: 6
- Peter Yegen Jr. Yellowstone County Museum: 8.0 mi
- Moss Mansion Museum: 9.1 mi
- Wise Wonders: 9.4 mi
- Yellowstone Art Museum: 9.5 mi
- Western Heritage Center: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Canyon Creek Battlefield Monument: 4.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Place Where the White Horse Went Down Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
- Lewis and Clark on the Yellowstone: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Mossmain: 8.1 mi
- Coulson: 10.9 mi
- Wheat Basin: 19.7 mi
- Osborn: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Indian Spring: 12.9 mi
- Shearing Pen Spring: 15.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 16.0 mi
- Wiig Spring: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Rimrocks: 5.9 mi
- Skeleton Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Sacrifice Cliff: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Shiloh Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
- State Trust: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Amend Park Community Garden: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Ghost Cave: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Billings Motorsports Park: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rimrock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Hill | SSE 166° | 1,514 m | 20.2 mi |
| Antelope Point | W 269° | 1,391 m | 19.4 mi |
| McCormick Hill | SSE 159° | 1,363 m | 19.6 mi |
| Battle Butte | WNW 283° | 1,334 m | 24.3 mi |
| Horse Butte | WSW 245° | 1,309 m | 21.0 mi |
| Youngs Point | SW 226° | 1,245 m | 19.9 mi |
| Round Butte | S 190° | 1,241 m | 16.6 mi |
| Harris Hill | SSW 211° | 1,241 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:23 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:44 | 16:34 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Billings WFO, 7 mi away.
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