Ghost town · Montana
Silver Bow
Silver Bow is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,624 m. Mount Haggin stands 3,233 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is World Museum of Mining, a museum 4.9 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
neighborhood in Butte, Montana, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates46.00360, -112.66800
- 20.1 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Big Butte: 5.3 mi
- Steep Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Timber Butte: 6.8 mi
- Feeley Hill: 8.3 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 9.1 mi
Parks: 43
- Marcus Daly Statue: 5.4 mi
- Leonard Field: 5.4 mi
- People's Park: 5.6 mi
- Westside Reservoir Park: 5.8 mi
- Chester Steele Park: 5.8 mi
Museums: 7
- World Museum of Mining: 4.9 mi
- Bank Building: 5.0 mi
- Church at World Museum of Mining: 5.0 mi
- Historic Clark Chateau Museum & Gallery: 6.1 mi
- Copper King Mansion: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Bob Green: 5.2 mi
- Montana Tech: 5.2 mi
- Orediggers: 5.2 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- Anselmo Mine: 5.9 mi
- The Original Butte Copper Mine: 6.3 mi
- Town Talk Bakery: 6.7 mi
- Anaconda Smelter Stack: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Granite Mountain Memorial Area: 7.1 mi
- Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Our Lady of the Rockies: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Anaconda Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 11.6 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Freedom Point PIcnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Sheepshead Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Deer Spring: 10.2 mi
- Friend Spring: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Short Slope: 23.2 mi
- Long Slope: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Gregson: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Silver Bow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Haggin | WNW 286° | 3,233 m | 21.3 mi |
| Short Peak | W 281° | 3,134 m | 21.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | SSE 151° | 3,113 m | 20.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSE 153° | 3,055 m | 20.1 mi |
| East Peak | SSE 148° | 3,017 m | 21.0 mi |
| West Peak | SSE 155° | 2,944 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Fleecer | SSW 208° | 2,873 m | 13.9 mi |
| Granulated Mountain | SW 234° | 2,789 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:39 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 15:58 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 28 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butte Bert Mooney AP, 8 mi away.
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