The Montana Dinosaur Center
The Montana Dinosaur Center is a museum in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,212 m. Mount Wright stands 2,701 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bynum Civic Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
The Montana Dinosaur Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and educational institute located in Bynum, Montana, United States, that opened in 1995. It is part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail and home to a skeletal model of what is believed to be the world's longest dinosaur, a diplodocus. The center also houses the first baby dinosaur bones ever collected, the original discovery done by Marion Brandvold and reported by paleontologists Bob Makela (1940–1987) and Jack Horner (born 1946).
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1995.
Wikidata Q7859080, matched on coordinates and name (360 m apart).
What to expect
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How to reach it
50 named places within 25 miles
- Spring Hill: 6.2 mi
- Poker Butte: 8.1 mi
- Teton Buttes: 11.6 mi
- Clay Hill: 12.6 mi
- Black Buttes: 13.0 mi
- Bynum Civic Park: 0.1 mi
- Old Agency on the Teton Historical Marker: 9.7 mi
- Choteau Baseball Complex: 12.9 mi
- Choteau City Park: 12.9 mi
- Choteau Mini Park: 13.2 mi
- Old Trail Museum: 12.2 mi
- Teton Antique Tractor & Steam Engines: 13.1 mi
- Conrad Transportation and Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
- Volcano Reef: 19.3 mi
- Eagle Point: 22.1 mi
- Walling Reef: 24.0 mi
- Teddy Bear Fence: 11.5 mi
- Teddy Bear Fence: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Montana Dinosaur Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wright | W 271° | 2,701 m | 24.8 mi |
| Ear Mountain | WSW 239° | 2,599 m | 20.5 mi |
| Choteau Mountain | W 261° | 2,560 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Frazier | W 278° | 2,508 m | 20.6 mi |
| Old Man of the Hills | WNW 284° | 2,495 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Werner | W 274° | 2,453 m | 20.0 mi |
| Chute Mountain | SW 234° | 2,333 m | 22.0 mi |
| Cave Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,274 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:01 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:44 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 15:46 | 16:39 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bynum 4 SSE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1083259778
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