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Story Mansion

Story Mansion from directly overhead

Story Mansion is a museum in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,485 m. Jumbo Mountain stands 3,175 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Story Mansion Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
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How to reach it

Coordinates45.67077, -111.03951

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Story Mansion Park: 0.0 mi
  • Southside Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gallagator Linear Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Field: 0.4 mi
  • Langhor Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 57
  • Bozeman Beacon: 3.1 mi
  • Drinking Horse Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Flaming Arrow Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Mount Ellis: 7.6 mi
  • Francham Mountain: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Recess Wall: 6.7 mi
  • Public Service Wall: 6.7 mi
  • Frat Boy Wall: 6.7 mi
  • Under the Sea Wall: 7.5 mi
  • Practice Rock: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 7
Artworks: 6
  • "Spirit" MSU Bobcat: 0.5 mi
  • Red Chair: 0.7 mi
  • Books Box: 0.7 mi
  • T-Rex Fossil: 0.9 mi
  • Sundial: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Childrens Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Community Gardens: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Bozeman Beach: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Palisade Falls: 14.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jumbo MountainSSW 209°3,175 m24.8 mi
Mount BoleS 173°3,148 m17.7 mi
Hyalite PeakS 169°3,138 m20.4 mi
Overlook MountainSSE 166°3,122 m18.9 mi
Mount BlackmoreS 174°3,105 m15.7 mi
Fridley PeakSSE 166°3,073 m20.4 mi
Divide PeakS 170°3,058 m18.7 mi
Elephant MountainS 172°3,054 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5819:37
June solstice05:3520:3221:18
September equinox07:1218:4419:24
December solstice08:0315:5416:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735435159676657453224
Precip in0.90.81.42.52.93.31.31.31.41.81.21.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bozeman Montana State Univ, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/552154639

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