Museum · Montana
Garden of the Rockies Museum
Garden of the Rockies Museum is a museum in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 931 m. McDonald Peak stands 2,983 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ronan Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 931 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates47.52993, -114.10372
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sloan Buttes: 2.7 mi
- Crow Benchmark: 6.4 mi
- Round Butte: 6.5 mi
- Valley View Hills: 7.7 mi
- Goat Peak: 7.9 mi
Parks: 23
- Ronan Park: 0.2 mi
- Ronan Park: 0.3 mi
- Ronan Park: 0.5 mi
- Pablo Ball Fields: 4.9 mi
- Mission Mountain Wilderness Historical Marker: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 16
- Elk Antler Pile: 13.3 mi
- Statue of the Sacred Heart: 14.9 mi
- Prayer Flag Mound: 23.2 mi
- Buddha Marmay Dze: 23.3 mi
- Nubchen Sangye Yeshe: 23.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana: 6.2 mi
- Three Chiefs Culture Center: 6.2 mi
- Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village: 10.4 mi
- Polson Flathead Historical Museum: 11.3 mi
- Allard Complex: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Terrace Falls: 7.3 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Mission Falls: 15.4 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Mission Mountains Viewpoint and Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Mission Mountain Interpretive Overlook: 16.5 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Dixon Train Station (Abandoned and Demolished in 2013): 17.8 mi
- Johnson Barn: 22.4 mi
- Johnson Homestead: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chief Cliff / snpc'anč'štis / k̓aǂtnawi¢nuk: 23.9 mi
- Chief Cliff: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Ninepipes Picnic Pullout: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- CSKT Bison Range: 14.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Giant Spring: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Skeeko Bay: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Garden of One Thousand Buddhas: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Garden of the Rockies Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald Peak | SE 140° | 2,983 m | 13.3 mi |
| East Saint Marys Peak | SSE 150° | 2,867 m | 18.1 mi |
| West McDonald Peak | SE 141° | 2,861 m | 13.2 mi |
| Lowary Peak | SSE 148° | 2,858 m | 17.7 mi |
| West Saint Marys Peak | SSE 151° | 2,846 m | 17.6 mi |
| Peak Y | SSE 148° | 2,840 m | 17.5 mi |
| Glacier Peaks | SE 141° | 2,827 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mountaineer Peak | SE 142° | 2,807 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:50 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:22 | 15:55 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Polson, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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