Old Jail Museum
Old Jail Museum is a museum in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 779 m. Mount Headley stands 2,249 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ainsworth Park, a park 0.2 miles away. St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 779 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Mount Silcox: 4.6 mi
- Elk Point: 4.9 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Hill Seven: 5.8 mi
- Ainsworth Park: 0.2 mi
- Power Park: 0.3 mi
- Fort Thompson Park and Playground: 0.4 mi
- Miller Park: 0.9 mi
- Thompson Falls Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
- Taft: 16.7 mi
- Burke: 22.4 mi
- Black Bear: 24.0 mi
- Frisco: 24.4 mi
- David Thompson Monument: 1.2 mi
- Morning Mine Compressor Foundations: 24.6 mi
- The Blue Slide: 8.9 mi
- Bernier Point: 22.0 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 22.6 mi
- Spragpole Museum: 23.6 mi
- John Mullan: 22.7 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 23.5 mi
- Bloom Spring: 24.1 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 24.9 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Old Jail Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Headley | NNE 22° | 2,249 m | 10.8 mi |
| Marmot Peak | NNE 29° | 2,200 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cherry Peak | SE 130° | 2,184 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cube Iron Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,179 m | 7.0 mi |
| Penrose Peak | SE 133° | 2,156 m | 13.2 mi |
| Graves Peak | N 357° | 2,148 m | 11.2 mi |
| Priscilla Peak | NE 54° | 2,132 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Silcox | NE 48° | 2,103 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:14 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:55 | 21:43 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:28 | 16:00 | 16:53 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thompson Falls PH, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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