Museum · Montana
Thompson-Hickman Museum
Thompson-Hickman Museum is a museum in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,778 m. Lone Mountain stands 3,397 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia City Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1778 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.29378, -111.94183
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Baldy Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Horse Hill: 8.6 mi
- Copper Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Ramshorn Mountain: 11.9 mi
Parks: 9
- Virginia City Park: 0.2 mi
- Virginia City Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
- Nevada City Historical Marker: 1.7 mi
- Adobetown Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
- Ruby Valley Historical Marker: 7.7 mi
Museums: 7
- Ranks Drug Store Museum: 0.2 mi
- J. Spencer Watkins Memorial Museum: 0.2 mi
- Kiskadden’s Stone Block: 0.3 mi
- River of Gold: 1.4 mi
- Alder Gulch Short Line Steam Railroad Museum: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Place of Discovery: 0.5 mi
- 2 Story Outhouse: 1.6 mi
- Union City Christeot Mill: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Nevada City: 1.6 mi
- Union City: 5.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Maloney Spring: 8.0 mi
- Norris Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- The Guestbook: 23.9 mi
- Madison Base: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Buffalo Jumps: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Boulder Creek: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Thompson-Hickman Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | E 92° | 3,397 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | ESE 103° | 3,267 m | 20.6 mi |
| Granite Peak | NNW 345° | 3,218 m | 19.4 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | N 352° | 3,216 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lakeshore Mountain | NNW 339° | 3,179 m | 22.4 mi |
| A P A Mountain | NNW 337° | 3,167 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Jackson | NNW 339° | 3,165 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lonesome Peak | NNW 348° | 3,148 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:34 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:59 | 16:48 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
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