Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 41 min5:16 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 42 min7:41 am – 4:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 10°F16 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month May29 in of snow a year, on about 11 days24 days above 90°F, 199 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sonnette 7 Sw station, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksKing Mountainpeak · 2.2 miNewell Creek Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 mi04S45E04DDBB01 Springspring · 1.8 mi04S45E04DADC01 Springspring · 1.9 miBridge Creek Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miRED SHALEcampground · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Aug 200927 mi away, near Birney, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Dec 202022 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRosebud County, MT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 202596 of 98 days measured2 moderate daysMedian index 11, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rosebud County monitors, MT
Drinking waterSt Labre Indian Schoolserves 650 people from ground water11 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,174 ft967 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeAshland Post Office7.5 miPoliceRosebud County Sheriff's Office Substation7.6 miFire stationAshland Rural Fire District8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSheridan County Airport SHR63 miUS highwayUS 2125.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59004 ZIP area.
