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USS Helena

USS Helena from directly overhead

USS Helena is a historic site in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,255 m. Three Brothers stands 2,604 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Anchor Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

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Coordinates46.58492, -112.04073
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Anchor Park: 0.0 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 0.1 mi
  • Fire Tower Park: 0.1 mi
  • Constitution Park: 0.1 mi
  • Reeders Alley Park: 0.1 mi
Peaks
  • Daisy Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Meatloaf Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Helena: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Ascension: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 8
Gardens: 8
Springs: 8
  • Spring Gulch Water Source: 13.9 mi
  • Pauly Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Polly Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Crazy Horse Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Dana Spring: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Great Northern Carousel: 0.9 mi
  • Fish Hawk Day use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Lorelei day use area: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tenmile Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Lewis Clark picnic: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of USS Helena. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three BrothersSW 218°2,604 m17.0 mi
Casey PeakSE 136°2,588 m15.0 mi
High PeakSE 141°2,585 m15.4 mi
Rocker PeakSSW 213°2,577 m19.0 mi
Old Baldy MountainSW 223°2,498 m16.0 mi
Red MountainSW 225°2,482 m12.2 mi
Bullock HillSSE 156°2,413 m17.6 mi
Luttrell PeakSW 227°2,354 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0119:41
June solstice05:3620:3921:26
September equinox07:1618:4819:28
December solstice08:1015:5316:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232736455462716959463323
Precip in0.40.40.51.01.92.21.11.01.00.80.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helena AP Asos, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/7795523280

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