Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 52 min5:33 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 33 min8:09 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 14°F11 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month June37 in of snow a year, on about 28 days27 days above 90°F, 170 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Helena Rgnl Ap station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksWHITE SANDY CAMPGROUNDcampground · 1.5 miBlack Sandy State Park Campgroundcampground · 1.7 miBlack Sandy Beachbeach · 1.9 miLake Helenalake · 2.4 miNORTH HILLS LOWER TRAILHEADtrailhead · 3.4 miNORTH HILLS UPPER TRAILHEADtrailhead · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHelena National Forestnational forest · within reach · 983,962 acresBlack Sandy State Parkstate park · 1.5 miLake Helena Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 432 acresYork Bridge Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 4.6 miHelena Valley Reservoir Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 5.5 mi · 982 acresUpper Prickley Pear Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 7.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes141 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 6 Jul 201733 mi away, near Lincoln, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 9 Dec 202537 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLewis and Clark County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured104 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lewis and Clark County monitors, MT
Drinking waterHelena Water Systemserves 32,091 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2023: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,117 ft1,255 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalShodair Children's Hospital10.7 miPost officeEast Helena Post Office9.6 miTown hallEast Helena City Hall9.5 miPoliceEast Helena Police Department9.5 miFire stationTri - Lakes Volunteer Fire Department Station 11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHelena College University of Montana - Airport Campus9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHelena Regional Airport HLN9.0 miInterstateI-155.0 miUS highwayUS 2875.0 miCoachHelenaSalt Lake Express10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59604 ZIP area.
