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Coram Experimental Forest

Coram Experimental Forest from directly overhead

Coram Experimental Forest is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,287 m. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Emery Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Forest Service

How to reach it

Coordinates48.39546, -113.98054

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Emery Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Desert Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Belton Point: 2.7 mi
  • Lion Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Hungry Horse Mountain: 3.9 mi
Parks
  • Berne Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 6.5 mi
  • Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
  • Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
  • Pinewood Park: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Attractions: 9
  • Glacier Highline: 3.5 mi
  • The Bruck Bus-Truck: 16.3 mi
  • Pine Grove Pond Fishing Access Sign: 17.3 mi
  • Pine Grove Pond Fishing Access Sign: 17.5 mi
  • Echo Lake Cosway Entrance: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • GN 181: 16.4 mi
  • Pine Grove Historic School Bell: 17.3 mi
  • Memorial Plaque: 19.9 mi
  • Memorial Bench: 19.9 mi
  • Flathead County Veterans Memorial: 20.5 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 13.8 mi
  • Woodland Gazebo: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Whitefish Community Garden: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Albino Buffalo: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Coram Experimental Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonENE 64°3,091 m18.8 mi
Mount JacksonNE 40°3,064 m18.5 mi
Mount PinchotENE 68°2,836 m19.0 mi
Gunsight MountainNE 34°2,821 m18.6 mi
Eaglehead MountainENE 72°2,773 m18.0 mi
Edwards MountainNNE 29°2,747 m18.0 mi
Walton MountainNE 42°2,720 m16.8 mi
Cloudcroft PeaksE 82°2,644 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0819:49
June solstice05:3520:5221:42
September equinox07:2318:5419:36
December solstice08:2515:5016:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252734425259686756443326
Precip in3.62.53.22.72.93.81.41.22.23.53.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hungry Horse DAM, 4 mi away.

  • Canadian bunchberry6 obs
  • thimbleberry6 obs
  • Common St. John's Wort6 obs
  • Shinyleaf Meadowsweet6 obs
  • Pacific yew5 obs
  • Half-black Bumble Bee5 obs
  • Pacific trillium4 obs
  • Common Snowberry3 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1224909616

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