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Missoula Art Museum

Missoula Art Museum from directly overhead

Missoula Art Museum is a museum in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 979 m. Sweeney Peak stands 2,795 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Arts Missoula, a museum 0.1 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates46.87237, -113.99246

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Circle Square: 0.2 mi
  • Caras Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bess Reed Park: 0.3 mi
  • Clark Fork Natural Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 18
Historic sites: 13
Gardens: 13
  • Water Wise Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Northside Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • 2nd St Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Milwaukee Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums: 9
  • Arts Missoula: 0.1 mi
  • E3 Convergance Gallery: 0.2 mi
  • Montana Museum of Art and Culture: 0.6 mi
  • Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 0.7 mi
  • Historical Museum at Fort Missoula: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 12.2 mi
  • Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 22.2 mi
  • Grand Menard Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Colma Spring: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Missoula Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sweeney PeakSW 215°2,795 m18.9 mi
Lolo PeakSW 221°2,786 m18.1 mi
Pyramid ButtesSW 217°2,693 m21.1 mi
McLeod PeakNNE 12°2,631 m15.7 mi
Murphy PeakN 4°2,488 m12.8 mi
Mosquito PeakNNE 14°2,444 m12.0 mi
Point SixN 1°2,420 m11.7 mi
Stuart PeakNNE 20°2,398 m9.9 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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/141801135

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