Museum of the Rockies
Museum of the Rockies is a museum in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,504 m. Jumbo Mountain stands 3,175 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is T-Rex Fossil, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Museum of the Rockies is a museum in Bozeman, Montana. Originally affiliated with Montana State University in Bozeman, and now also, the Smithsonian Institution. The museum is largely known for its Paleontological collections as well as having the largest collection of North American Dinosaur fossils in the United States. They also possess the largest Tyrannosaurus skull ever discovered, as well as the thigh bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex that contains soft-tissue remains. The museum is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail and is Montana's official repository for Paleontological specimens. The museum's collections focus on the physical and cultural history of the Rocky Mountains and the people and animals who have lived there, and date back more than 500 million years. Permanent exhibits include: "History of the Northern Rocky Mountain Region", whose inhabitants included Native Americans, fur traders, gold seekers, and settlers from frontier days through World War II; the Living History Farm, which includes the Tinsley House, where costumed interpreters demonstrate life in a turn-of-the-century home; and the Taylor Planetarium, a 40 ft (12 m), 104-seat domed theater.
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Dates from 1957.
Wikidata Q1628366, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dyche Field: 0.2 mi
- Intramural Ball Fields: 0.3 mi
- North Park: 0.3 mi
- Westridge North Park: 0.3 mi
- Alison Park: 0.4 mi
- Bozeman Beacon: 3.8 mi
- Drinking Horse Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Flaming Arrow Rock: 5.1 mi
- Mount Ellis: 7.1 mi
- Francham Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Recess Wall: 6.8 mi
- Public Service Wall: 6.8 mi
- Frat Boy Wall: 6.8 mi
- Practice Rock: 7.2 mi
- Under the Sea Wall: 7.3 mi
- Highland Glen Trailhead: 1.6 mi
- Story Mill Nature Reserve: 2.9 mi
- Public Land: 4.4 mi
- USFWS: 4.9 mi
- Public Land: 5.5 mi
- American Computer Museum: 0.5 mi
- Story Mansion: 0.9 mi
- Children's Museum of Bozeman: 1.3 mi
- Gallatin History Museum: 1.5 mi
- Manhattan Area Museum: 19.4 mi
- T-Rex Fossil: 0.0 mi
- Red Chair: 0.7 mi
- "Spirit" MSU Bobcat: 0.7 mi
- Books Box: 1.5 mi
- Sundial: 3.0 mi
- Graffiti Quonset Hut: 1.5 mi
- History Rock: 11.8 mi
- Madison Buffalo Jump State Monument: 22.4 mi
- Childrens Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Bozeman Beach: 3.2 mi
- Palisade Falls: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of the Rockies. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumbo Mountain | SSW 209° | 3,175 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Bole | S 172° | 3,148 m | 16.9 mi |
| Hyalite Peak | SSE 168° | 3,138 m | 19.6 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | SSE 164° | 3,122 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Blackmore | S 172° | 3,105 m | 14.9 mi |
| Fridley Peak | SSE 165° | 3,073 m | 19.7 mi |
| Divide Peak | S 169° | 3,058 m | 18.0 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | S 170° | 3,054 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:32 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:54 | 16:43 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bozeman Montana State Univ, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Bozeman · 1 mi
- Belgrade · 10 mi
- Three Forks · 29 mi
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