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Yellowstone Art Museum

Yellowstone Art Museum, a museum in Montana
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Yellowstone Art Museum, a museum in Montana
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Yellowstone Art Museum, a museum in Montana
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Yellowstone Art Museum, a museum in Montana
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Yellowstone Art Museum, a museum in Montana
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Yellowstone Art Museum, a museum in Montana
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Yellowstone Art Museum is a museum in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 953 m. Stratford Hill stands 1,514 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Yellowstone Art Museum (YAM) in downtown Billings, Montana, United States, is the largest contemporary art museum in Montana.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1964.

Wikidata Q8051982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.78586, -108.50709
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Skate Park: 0.4 mi
  • North Park: 0.5 mi
  • Chamber Park: 0.6 mi
  • Moss Mansion: 0.6 mi
  • Community Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Ninemile Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 9.1 mi
  • Deer Point: 16.8 mi
  • McCormick Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Stratford Hill: 19.0 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Amend Park Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Christiansen-Graham-Rest-Area: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stratford HillSSW 193°1,514 m19.0 mi
McCormick HillS 188°1,363 m17.3 mi
Woody MountainSE 141°1,321 m23.6 mi
Round ButteSW 219°1,241 m19.6 mi
Miller ButteWSW 251°1,218 m22.7 mi
Square ButteWSW 246°1,150 m20.4 mi
Ninemile HillNW 321°1,060 m5.6 mi
Rattlesnake ButteNNE 21°1,020 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:27
June solstice05:2520:2221:08
September equinox07:0218:3419:13
December solstice07:5315:4316:33

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938465564717060473526
Precip in0.60.61.01.92.52.41.30.81.51.60.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Billings WTP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/635454777

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