- Elevation, modelled
- 979 m
- Tallest summit within 21.7 miles
- Sweeney Peak2,795 m · 19.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Garnet Back Country Byway22.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:35local time
- Coordinates
- 46.8640, -113.9465
Ben Hughes Park is a park in Montana, at a modelled 979 m. Sweeney Peak stands 2,795 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hell Gate and Missoula Historical Marker, a park 0.3 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Ben Hughes Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Peak | SW 221° | 2,795 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lolo Peak | SW 227° | 2,786 m | 19.2 mi |
| McLeod Peak | N 4° | 2,631 m | 16.0 mi |
| Murphy Peak | N 354° | 2,488 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mosquito Peak | N 3° | 2,444 m | 12.2 mi |
| Point Six | N 351° | 2,420 m | 12.4 mi |
| Stuart Peak | N 7° | 2,398 m | 9.9 mi |
| Triangle Peak | NNE 12° | 2,375 m | 16.2 mi |
- 22.8 mi off the Garnet Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hell Gate and Missoula Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Canyon View County Park: 0.9 mi
- East Missoula Lions Park: 1.0 mi
- Greenough Park: 1.7 mi
- Sgt. Don Gregory Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- University Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Sentinel: 1.1 mi
- Mount Jumbo: 1.1 mi
- Waterworks Hill: 2.0 mi
- Ginny Mountain: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 18
- Grizzly Gate: 2.0 mi
- The X’s: 2.3 mi
- The Fishing Kids: 2.8 mi
- Captain John Mullan: 3.0 mi
- The Eight Stupas: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 13
- Native Plant Garden: 1.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Outdoor Learning Center: 2.2 mi
- Water Wise Garden: 2.3 mi
- PEAS Farm: 2.5 mi
- ASUM Garden: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Grizzly Statue: 1.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Graveyard Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Capt. John Mullan: 2.3 mi
- Roosevelt: 2.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Montana Museum of Art and Culture: 1.8 mi
- Arts Missoula: 2.1 mi
- Missoula Art Museum: 2.2 mi
- E3 Convergance Gallery: 2.5 mi
- Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 6
- The L: 1.2 mi
- The M: 1.4 mi
- KettleHouse Amphitheater: 4.1 mi
- Library Car: 5.7 mi
- “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- MPG Ranch: 12.4 mi
- Rock Creek Confluence: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 13.4 mi
- Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Colma Spring: 18.6 mi
- Lodgepole Spring: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Blue Slide: 6.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:08 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:47 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 15:59 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Missoula 2 NE, 3 mi away.
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