Fish Creek State Park
Fish Creek State Park is a park in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 998 m. Ch-paa-qn Peak stands 2,435 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Martel Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Martel Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cyr Peak: 2.5 mi
- Rivulet Peak: 2.8 mi
- Williams Peak: 2.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Eva Horning Park: 16.1 mi
- Frank James Park: 16.7 mi
- Westside Field: 16.8 mi
- Timberman Park: 16.8 mi
- Frenchtown Pond State Park: 20.5 mi
- Tor Rock: 19.6 mi
- Elk Rock: 20.6 mi
- The Heap: 20.8 mi
- Braxton Roof Rock: 22.0 mi
- Grand Menard Picnic Site: 14.9 mi
- Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 19.5 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Quartz Flat: 6.3 mi
- Quartz Flat: 6.4 mi
- A: 10.4 mi
- F: 22.3 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 16.4 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 18.7 mi
- Lolo Hot Spring: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Fish Creek State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ch-paa-qn Peak | NE 55° | 2,435 m | 19.3 mi |
| Three Lakes Peak | NNE 19° | 2,356 m | 19.0 mi |
| Straight Peak | SW 230° | 2,318 m | 12.3 mi |
| Crater Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,307 m | 11.1 mi |
| Granite Peak | S 183° | 2,306 m | 19.5 mi |
| Blackrock Peak | NE 39° | 2,303 m | 19.0 mi |
| McCormick Peak | NE 37° | 2,258 m | 18.3 mi |
| Lightning Peak | W 262° | 2,246 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:11 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:51 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:23 | 16:01 | 16:53 |
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 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alberton, 10 mi away.
- Red Crossbill5 obs
- tansy4 obs
- arrowleaf balsamroot4 obs
- Bald Eagle3 obs
- Red-breasted Nuthatch3 obs
- Western Ponderosa Pine3 obs
- Echo Azure3 obs
- chokecherry3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/955067621
Day trips start here
- Lolo · 30 mi
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