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Fort Benton City Hall

Fort Benton City Hall from directly overhead

Fort Benton City Hall is a historic site in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 798 m. Windy Mountain stands 1,795 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is High Water Mark, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The story

city in and county seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States

Wikidata Q285655, matched on coordinates and name (302 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1980
Material
metal
Inscription
NHL Plaque

How to reach it

Coordinates47.81722, -110.66741

48 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
  • Chinaman Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Round Top: 8.1 mi
  • Shaws Peak: 8.2 mi
  • Churchill Butte: 12.4 mi
  • Dunbar Hill: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 2
  • Montana Crossroads Historical Marker: 13.3 mi
  • Carter City Park: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Sulphur Spring: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windy MountainSSE 168°1,795 m22.8 mi
Mount KennonSSE 160°1,703 m23.6 mi
Carter MountainSSE 160°1,671 m18.9 mi
Gossack MountainS 184°1,578 m19.6 mi
Harris MountainS 189°1,544 m20.1 mi
Goose Bill ButteNNW 340°1,147 m18.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillSSW 210°1,124 m24.9 mi
Shepherd ButteSW 218°1,113 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5519:35
June solstice05:2520:3721:26
September equinox07:1018:4219:22
December solstice08:1015:4016:33

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222534455463706958453425
Precip in0.50.40.61.52.12.61.21.21.20.90.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Benton, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13269729617

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