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Prairie County Museum

Prairie County Museum from directly overhead

Prairie County Museum is a museum in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 685 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie County Veterans Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
685 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.79362, -105.31332
Around it

84 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 56
Peaks: 18
  • Sheridan Butte: 6.8 mi
  • McClure Butte: 10.5 mi
  • Eagle Butte: 11.3 mi
  • Flat Top Butte: 12.0 mi
  • Denbys Peak: 12.9 mi
Parks: 5
  • Prairie County Veterans Park: 0.1 mi
  • Murn Park: 0.3 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
  • Walther Park: 9.6 mi
  • Yellowstone River Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 0.7 mi
  • T: 1.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Sheep MountainWNW 285°1,079 m23.5 mi
Buck MountainSSW 195°1,014 m23.7 mi
Green MountainSSW 193°1,013 m21.4 mi
Blue MountainSSW 192°1,005 m22.7 mi
Diamond G ButteN 359°982 m15.2 mi
Big PeakSSW 194°970 m20.1 mi
Twin ButtesSSE 154°953 m23.3 mi
Corral ButteSSW 197°939 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:14
June solstice05:0820:1221:00
September equinox06:4918:2119:01
December solstice07:4415:2516:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234455565737261463221
Precip in0.30.30.41.42.52.41.91.31.20.90.40.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366093925

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