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Silver Bow

Silver Bow from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates46.00360, -112.66800
Around it

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: 48
  • 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: 8
Artworks: 5
  • Bob Green: 5.2 mi
  • Montana Tech: 5.2 mi
  • Orediggers: 5.2 mi
  • Bob Green: 5.2 mi
  • John F. Kennedy: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
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
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HagginWNW 286°3,233 m21.3 mi
Short PeakW 281°3,134 m21.4 mi
Table MountainSSE 151°3,113 m20.6 mi
Red MountainSSE 153°3,055 m20.1 mi
East PeakSSE 148°3,017 m21.0 mi
West PeakSSE 155°2,944 m20.7 mi
Mount FleecerSSW 208°2,873 m13.9 mi
Granulated MountainSW 234°2,789 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0419:43
June solstice05:4120:3921:26
September equinox07:1818:5119:30
December solstice08:1015:5816:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202232394856646253412819
Precip in0.40.40.61.32.02.51.21.31.10.80.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Butte Bert Mooney AP, 8 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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