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Vandalia

Vandalia from directly overhead

Vandalia is a ghost town in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 648 m. Laundry Hill stands 906 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 4.3 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, USA

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Coordinates48.35444, -106.90944
Around it

84 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 57
Parks: 11
  • Liquid Gold Historical Marker: 5.5 mi
  • Milk River Park: 8.5 mi
  • Buffalo Country Historical Marker: 14.0 mi
  • Bundy Park: 16.2 mi
  • Candy Cane Park: 16.5 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Laundry Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Landre Hills: 14.3 mi
  • Spencer Point: 17.6 mi
  • Dead Mans Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Papoose Hills: 22.6 mi
Springs: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Milk River Cowboys Association Rodeo Grounds: 8.2 mi
  • G: 15.8 mi
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laundry HillNNE 16°906 m13.2 mi
Landre HillsN 355°791 m14.3 mi
Spencer PointWSW 250°733 m17.6 mi
Dead Mans HillWSW 240°729 m19.5 mi
Tiger ButteSE 132°718 m23.5 mi
Double S HillNW 310°709 m23.2 mi
Turkey Track HillNW 304°708 m24.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0720:2421:13
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5715:2216:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930435462706958443019
Precip in0.50.40.81.52.83.61.81.11.51.20.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hinsdale 4 SW, 11 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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