Great Plains Dinosaur Museum
Great Plains Dinosaur Museum is a museum in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 686 m. Fanny Hill stands 795 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips County Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and Field Station is a paleontology museum located in Malta, Montana. Opened in 2008, the museum features exhibits of dinosaurs and other prehistoric fossils that were found in the area and state, including a Triceratops, Stegosaurus, sauropod, and hadrosaurs. The museum includes a fossil preparation lab and hosts dig trips. It is open seasonally. The museum is a member of the Montana Dinosaur Trail.
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Wikidata Q24259331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- US BOR: 2.5 mi
- State Trust: 4.5 mi
- State Trust: 4.6 mi
- State Trust: 4.9 mi
- US BOR: 5.3 mi
- Trafton Park: 0.2 mi
- Legg Addition Park: 0.8 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 0.8 mi
- Riverview Park: 0.8 mi
- Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 1.7 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 10.0 mi
- Bebee Spring: 11.4 mi
- Townsend Spring: 11.5 mi
- Erphit Spring: 12.5 mi
- Regal Springs: 18.5 mi
- Fanny Hill: 14.5 mi
- Button Butte: 19.0 mi
- Phillips County Museum: 0.0 mi
- Early Day Outlaws: 4.5 mi
- Wagner: 9.6 mi
- Phillips County Fair Grounds: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Plains Dinosaur Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanny Hill | NNE 16° | 795 m | 14.5 mi |
| Button Butte | S 183° | 755 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:28 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:25 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 46 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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