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Old Trail Museum

Old Trail Museum from directly overhead

Old Trail Museum is a museum in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,168 m. Ear Mountain stands 2,599 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Choteau Baseball Complex, a park 0.7 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1168 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Seasonal
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.81912, -112.18832
Around it

41 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 4.5 mi
  • Priest Butte: 5.3 mi
  • Sevenmile Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Teton Buttes: 8.2 mi
  • Clay Hill: 8.4 mi
Parks: 13
  • Choteau Baseball Complex: 0.7 mi
  • Choteau City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Choteau Mini Park: 0.9 mi
  • Old Agency on the Teton Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
  • Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 2
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-15 SB: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Trail Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ear MountainW 271°2,599 m23.3 mi
Chute MountainW 265°2,333 m23.6 mi
Wind MountainW 279°2,037 m24.7 mi
Indian Head RockW 280°1,760 m23.5 mi
Crab ButteW 281°1,744 m22.2 mi
Antelope ButteWNW 298°1,602 m23.9 mi
Pine ButteW 275°1,526 m16.3 mi
Spring HillNW 324°1,400 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0119:42
June solstice05:3120:4321:32
September equinox07:1618:4819:28
December solstice08:1615:4616:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734425158656456443326
Precip in0.30.40.51.22.12.81.01.11.20.70.40.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366093908

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