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Mineral County Museum

Mineral County Museum from directly overhead

Mineral County Museum is a museum in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 825 m. Three Lakes Peak stands 2,356 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Eva Horning Park, a park 0.2 miles away. St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
825 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.19394, -114.88781
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Thompson Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Bald Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Blacktail Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Magone Mountain: 6.1 mi
Parks: 9
  • Eva Horning Park: 0.2 mi
  • Frank James Park: 0.5 mi
  • Westside Field: 0.7 mi
  • Timberman Park: 0.7 mi
  • Paradise Park: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Quartz Flat: 9.9 mi
  • Quartz Flat: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedar Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
  • Grand Menard Picnic Site: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rambiker Falls: 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • A: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Mineral County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three Lakes PeakENE 74°2,356 m15.9 mi
Lost PeakWSW 247°2,258 m12.6 mi
Lightning PeakS 191°2,246 m15.6 mi
Graves PeakSW 215°2,238 m15.2 mi
Stark MountainESE 116°2,237 m16.5 mi
Gold Crown PeakSW 220°2,234 m15.2 mi
Graves PeakSW 215°2,225 m15.2 mi
Binocular PeakWSW 244°2,197 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1219:52
June solstice05:4420:5221:40
September equinox07:2718:5919:39
December solstice08:2416:0116:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240475562706960473528
Precip in1.21.31.11.41.82.00.91.01.01.32.01.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366094033

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