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Grizzly Statue

Grizzly Statue from directly overhead

Grizzly Statue is a historic site in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 982 m. Sweeney Peak stands 2,795 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Oval, a park 0.1 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

park in Missoula County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49496505, matched on coordinates and name (83 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
982 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.86007, -113.98681

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Oval: 0.1 mi
  • Rankin Park: 0.4 mi
  • River Bowl: 0.4 mi
  • Madison Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bonner Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 18
Gardens: 13
  • Native Plant Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Water Wise Garden: 0.6 mi
  • ASUM Garden: 1.3 mi
  • 2nd St Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Milwaukee Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Roosevelt: 0.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Korean Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Missoula Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Missoula Fire Department Memorial: 1.0 mi
Museums: 10
  • Montana Museum of Art and Culture: 0.3 mi
  • Arts Missoula: 0.8 mi
  • Missoula Art Museum: 0.9 mi
  • E3 Convergance Gallery: 0.9 mi
  • Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 11.8 mi
  • Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 22.2 mi
  • Grand Menard Picnic Site: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Colma Spring: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Grizzly Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sweeney PeakSW 217°2,795 m18.4 mi
Lolo PeakSW 224°2,786 m17.7 mi
Pyramid ButtesSW 219°2,693 m20.6 mi
McLeod PeakN 10°2,631 m16.5 mi
Murphy PeakN 2°2,488 m13.6 mi
Mosquito PeakNNE 11°2,444 m12.8 mi
Point SixN 0°2,420 m12.5 mi
Stuart PeakNNE 17°2,398 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0919:49
June solstice05:4220:4721:35
September equinox07:2418:5519:35
December solstice08:1915:5916:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273138455460696858453426
Precip in1.21.11.21.72.32.61.01.01.11.41.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Missoula 2 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357979610

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