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Powder River Historical Museum & Macs Museum

Powder River Historical Museum & Macs Museum from directly overhead

Powder River Historical Museum & Macs Museum is a museum in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 924 m. Gardner Butte stands 1,306 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
924 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates45.44486, -105.40870
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 47
  • Preston Buttes: 1.9 mi
  • Fivemile Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Sand Creek Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Lideen Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Fighting Butte: 9.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Selway Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Church Spring: 24.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Cottonwood Park: 0.3 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Powder River Historical Museum & Macs Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gardner ButteWSW 250°1,306 m23.9 mi
Threemile ButtesW 275°1,297 m24.6 mi
Bear Skull MountainS 185°1,295 m21.3 mi
Baldy PeakSSW 199°1,293 m17.2 mi
Bailey HillWSW 249°1,282 m24.0 mi
Yarger ButteSW 228°1,199 m16.8 mi
Castle RockW 261°1,190 m14.8 mi
Eldon MountainS 181°1,171 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:14
June solstice05:1420:0920:54
September equinox06:4918:2219:01
December solstice07:3915:3216:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738475667757362493526
Precip in0.40.50.81.82.72.41.71.31.21.10.50.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366093930

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