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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: 5
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 22.0 miles of Fort Missoula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saint Joseph PeakSSW2,922 m19.0 mi
Sweeney PeakSSW2,795 m15.4 mi
Lolo PeakSW2,786 m14.5 mi
Pyramid ButtesSSW2,693 m17.5 mi
Bass PeakSSW2,670 m22.0 mi
McLeod PeakNNE2,631 m18.6 mi
Murphy PeakNNE2,488 m15.4 mi
Mosquito PeakNNE2,444 m15.0 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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