Gold Creek Parking Area, I-90 Westbound
Gold Creek Parking Area, I-90 Westbound is a rest area in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,286 m. Mount Powell stands 3,080 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Creek, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Garnet Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Human settlement in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q5578690, matched on coordinates and name (221 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Garnet Back Country Byway
104 named places within 25 miles
- Bailey Mountain: 7.1 mi
- White Rocks Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Ballard Hill: 8.1 mi
- Lone Tree Hill: 8.1 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 8.2 mi
- American Legion Rodeo Grounds: 12.6 mi
- Sheds: 14.5 mi
- Chicken Coop: 14.5 mi
- Bielenberg Barn: 14.6 mi
- Draft Horse Barn: 14.6 mi
- Jackson Park: 8.1 mi
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- Little Joe E70 Park: 14.9 mi
- Jaycee Park: 15.1 mi
- Montana Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Ohrmann Museum & Gallery: 12.9 mi
- Montana Law Enforcement Museum: 15.6 mi
- Powell County History Museum: 15.6 mi
- Frontier Montana Museum: 15.6 mi
- Towe Ford Museum: 15.6 mi
- Bearmouth Spring: 21.7 mi
- Dana Spring: 22.7 mi
- Crazy Horse Spring: 23.3 mi
- Pauly Springs: 23.9 mi
- Polly Spring: 24.5 mi
- Gold Creek: 0.1 mi
- Bearmouth: 21.9 mi
- Granite: 24.6 mi
- Brock Creek: 2.8 mi
- Relyea Mine / Camp / Mill: 5.3 mi
- Capt John Mullan: 12.7 mi
- Capt. John Mullan: 15.3 mi
- MT Corrections: 15.5 mi
- State: 15.6 mi
- Bearmouth Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 22.1 mi
- Bearmouth Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Creek Parking Area, I-90 Westbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Powell | SSW 192° | 3,080 m | 16.6 mi |
| Deer Lodge Mountain | S 187° | 2,969 m | 15.8 mi |
| Racetrack Peak | SSW 204° | 2,855 m | 17.6 mi |
| Pikes Peak | SSW 205° | 2,830 m | 12.0 mi |
| Goat Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,801 m | 15.9 mi |
| East Goat Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,779 m | 15.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSW 208° | 2,755 m | 23.4 mi |
| Baldy | SSW 192° | 2,724 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:04 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:42 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 15:56 | 16:47 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Drummond Aviation, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/450053248
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