Silver Gate, Montana | |
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  Silver Gate  Silver Gate | |
| Coordinates: 45°0′25″N 109°59′22″W / 45.00694°N 109.98944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Park |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.36 sq mi (11.30 km2) |
| • Land | 4.36 sq mi (11.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,390 ft (2,250 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 19 |
| • Density | 4.36/sq mi (1.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 59081 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-68425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583847[2] |
Silver Gate is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Park County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 20.[3] Prior to 2010, it was part of the Cooke City-Silver Gate CDP.
The community sits northeast of Yellowstone National Park on the Beartooth Highway (U.S. Route 212). It is the closest community to the park's Northeast Entrance Station.
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Silver Gate, Montana
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Geography
Silver Gate is in the southeast part of Park County, bordered to the south by the North Absaroka Wilderness within Shoshone National Forest in the state of Wyoming, to the west by Yellowstone National Park, and to the east by Cooke City. The two towns sit in the valley of Soda Butte Creek, which flows southwest into Wyoming to join the Lamar River within Yellowstone Park. The valley is part of the Yellowstone River watershed.
Climate
| Climate data for Silver Gate, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, precipitation 1991–2020 (Cooke City) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.7 (−2.9) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
38.6 (3.7) |
44.3 (6.8) |
55.3 (12.9) |
64.8 (18.2) |
73.8 (23.2) |
72.8 (22.7) |
63.8 (17.7) |
49.6 (9.8) |
33.0 (0.6) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
48.1 (9.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.8 (−9.6) |
17.7 (−7.9) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
32.1 (0.1) |
42.0 (5.6) |
49.7 (9.8) |
56.8 (13.8) |
54.7 (12.6) |
46.9 (8.3) |
36.2 (2.3) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
13.1 (−10.5) |
34.3 (1.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.9 (−16.2) |
5.1 (−14.9) |
12.2 (−11.0) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
34.5 (1.4) |
39.8 (4.3) |
36.6 (2.6) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
12.0 (−11.1) |
1.8 (−16.8) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.23 (57) |
2.04 (52) |
1.94 (49) |
2.29 (58) |
2.85 (72) |
3.16 (80) |
1.97 (50) |
1.82 (46) |
1.74 (44) |
2.23 (57) |
2.17 (55) |
2.13 (54) |
26.57 (674) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 38.8 (99) |
29.7 (75) |
31.0 (79) |
22.4 (57) |
9.0 (23) |
3.4 (8.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.0 (2.5) |
13.4 (34) |
26.5 (67) |
37.9 (96) |
213.1 (541.1) |
| Source 1: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Silver Gate Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Total Population: 2010 DEC Summary File 1 (P1): Silver Gate CDP, Montana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Silver Gate, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Cook City, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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