Ravalli County Museum

Ravalli County Museum is a museum in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,089 m. El Capitan stands 3,025 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is American Legion Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Ravalli County Museum in Hamilton, Montana, is operated by the Bitter Root Valley Historical Society (BRVHS) in order to acquire, preserve, and interpret the historical and cultural heritage of the Bitter Root Valley and the inhabitants of Ravalli County, Montana. United States. The Museum is open year-round and features three main focal points: local history, natural history and art.
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Wikidata Q22060713, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1089 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Don Mackey Point: 4.3 mi
- Goat Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Dutch Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mill Point: 6.6 mi
- Downing Mountain: 6.9 mi
- American Legion Park: 0.1 mi
- Vestor Wilson Athletic Complex: 0.3 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.5 mi
- Claudia Driscoll Park: 0.6 mi
- River Park: 0.6 mi
- Cornlier Ridge: 5.4 mi
- Blackfoot Dome: 5.7 mi
- Nez Perce Spire: 6.2 mi
- Shoshone Spire: 6.4 mi
- Flathead Buttress: 6.6 mi
- Victor Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Historic Forest Service Museum: 15.0 mi
- Darby Pioneer Memorial Museum: 15.5 mi
- Stevensville Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- Fort Owen State Park: 19.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Don Mackey Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Fort Owen State Park: 19.2 mi
- Rams Horn Medicine Tree: 23.7 mi
- H: 3.6 mi
- C: 8.9 mi
- The V: 13.6 mi
- Canyon Falls: 7.8 mi
- Skalkaho Falls: 15.8 mi
- Patsy Ann Falls: 24.3 mi
- Concretehenge: 2.4 mi
- The Wings: 2.5 mi
- Horsehead Arch: 7.4 mi
- Victor Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Como Swimming Beach: 12.8 mi
- Diablo Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Ravalli County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Capitan | SW 215° | 3,025 m | 20.0 mi |
| West Como Peak | SSW 209° | 2,916 m | 19.2 mi |
| Middle Como Peak | SSW 208° | 2,904 m | 19.0 mi |
| East Como Peak | SSW 207° | 2,891 m | 18.5 mi |
| Saint Mary Peak | NNW 347° | 2,841 m | 18.9 mi |
| Heavenly Twins | NNW 340° | 2,832 m | 19.8 mi |
| Whites Mountain | SW 226° | 2,791 m | 17.0 mi |
| Ward Mountain | SW 230° | 2,776 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:46 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:03 | 16:54 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamilton, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/335979912
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