- Elevation, modelled
- 975 m
- Tallest summit within 21.5 miles
- Sweeney Peak2,795 m · 18.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Garnet Back Country Byway25.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:35local time
- Coordinates
- 46.8680, -113.9945
Bess Reed Park is a park in Montana, at a modelled 975 m. Sweeney Peak stands 2,795 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Wise Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Bess Reed Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Peak | SW 215° | 2,795 m | 18.6 mi |
| Lolo Peak | SW 222° | 2,786 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pyramid Buttes | SW 217° | 2,693 m | 20.8 mi |
| McLeod Peak | NNE 12° | 2,631 m | 16.1 mi |
| Murphy Peak | N 4° | 2,488 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mosquito Peak | NNE 14° | 2,444 m | 12.3 mi |
| Point Six | N 2° | 2,420 m | 12.0 mi |
| Stuart Peak | NNE 20° | 2,398 m | 10.2 mi |
- 25.1 mi off the Garnet Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Caras Park: 0.2 mi
- Toole Park: 0.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.2 mi
- Clark Fork Natural Park: 0.3 mi
- Rankin Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Waterworks Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Sentinel: 1.8 mi
- Mount Jumbo: 2.0 mi
- University Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Ginny Mountain: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 18
- Grizzly Gate: 0.3 mi
- The X’s: 0.5 mi
- The Fishing Kids: 0.6 mi
- Captain John Mullan: 5.2 mi
- The Eight Stupas: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 13
- Water Wise Garden: 0.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 0.7 mi
- 2nd St Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Northside Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Milwaukee Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Roosevelt: 0.2 mi
- Capt. John Mullan: 0.5 mi
- Grizzly Statue: 0.7 mi
- Korean Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
Museums: 10
- Arts Missoula: 0.3 mi
- E3 Convergance Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Missoula Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- Montana Museum of Art and Culture: 0.5 mi
- Montana Natural History Center / Five Valleys Land Trust: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- The M: 1.1 mi
- The L: 1.3 mi
- Library Car: 3.7 mi
- “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 3.7 mi
- KettleHouse Amphitheater: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 11.9 mi
- Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 22.0 mi
- Grand Menard Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- MPG Ranch: 12.4 mi
- Rock Creek Confluence: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hell Gate: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Blue Slide: 8.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Colma Spring: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:47 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 15:59 | 16:51 |
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, 2 mi away.
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