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Fort Missoula

Fort Missoula from directly overhead

Fort Missoula is a historic site in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 960 m. Saint Joseph Peak stands 2,922 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Library Car, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
960 m

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates46.84287, -114.06187

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Missoula Regional Park: 0.3 mi
  • Big Sky Park: 0.9 mi
  • Dale Dahlgren Baseball Field: 1.0 mi
  • Spurgin Park: 1.1 mi
  • DNRC: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • McCauley Butte: 1.2 mi
  • Rocky Top: 2.7 mi
  • Council Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Deadman Point: 3.3 mi
  • Hayes Point: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 18
Gardens: 13
  • Garden City Harvest - Youth Farm: 0.9 mi
  • Bitterroot Line Comunity Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Milwaukee Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • 2nd St Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • ASUM Garden: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Garden City Monument Services: 2.4 mi
  • Missoula Fire Department Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Missoula Law Enforcement Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Korean Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 8.5 mi
  • Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 18.5 mi
  • Grand Menard Picnic Site: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Colma Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Lolo Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Fort Missoula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saint Joseph PeakSSW 209°2,922 m19.0 mi
Sweeney PeakSSW 209°2,795 m15.4 mi
Lolo PeakSW 217°2,786 m14.5 mi
Pyramid ButtesSSW 212°2,693 m17.5 mi
McLeod PeakNNE 21°2,631 m18.6 mi
Murphy PeakNNE 15°2,488 m15.4 mi
Mosquito PeakNNE 24°2,444 m15.0 mi
Point SixNNE 15°2,420 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0919:49
June solstice05:4320:4821:35
September equinox07:2418:5619:36
December solstice08:1915:5916:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937445360686758443224
Precip in1.00.90.91.41.82.10.90.81.01.21.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Missoula Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1319892735

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