Ghost town · Montana
Taft
Taft is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,130 m. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the west, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Taft Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
ghost town in Montana
How to reach it
Coordinates47.41920, -115.59800
- 12.4 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Taft Peak: 2.1 mi
- Hemlock Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Saltese Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Ford Hill: 3.0 mi
Parks: 11
- Shoshone Park: 6.8 mi
- Samuels Park: 15.6 mi
- Miller Park: 16.0 mi
- Power Park: 16.6 mi
- Ainsworth Park: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 12.0 mi
- Ten Commandments: 15.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 15.6 mi
- Wildfire: 16.0 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 16.2 mi
Museums: 7
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 10.1 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 15.7 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 15.7 mi
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 15.7 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- The Center of the Universe: 15.7 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 16.2 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 16.2 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Burke: 12.5 mi
- Black Bear: 13.6 mi
- Frisco: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Bernier Point: 8.1 mi
- The Blue Slide: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- John Mullan: 10.1 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Bobtail Spring: 24.2 mi
- Bloom Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Taft. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Peak | W 273° | 2,084 m | 8.2 mi |
| Burke Summit | NW 322° | 2,004 m | 8.6 mi |
| Driveway Peak | N 5° | 1,954 m | 11.7 mi |
| Crittenden Peak | SSE 159° | 1,952 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wishard Peak | SSE 154° | 1,941 m | 9.7 mi |
| McGee Peak | SE 135° | 1,925 m | 11.1 mi |
| Taft Summit | NNE 29° | 1,923 m | 4.3 mi |
| Shefoot Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,922 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:15 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:56 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:28 | 16:02 | 16:55 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 38 | 28 | 22 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullan Pass Vor/dme, 4 mi away.
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