Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 47 min5:34 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 37 min8:06 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 34°F, lows 14°F11 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month June24 in of snow a year, on about 23 days14 days above 90°F, 174 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Townsend 3se station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsYorks Islands Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 7.6 miCanyon Ferry Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 5,927 acresElkhorn State Parkstate park · 15.8 miFairweather Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 15.6 mi · 718 acresMissouri Headwaters State Parkstate park · 19.7 mi · 83 acresHelena National Forestnational forest · 19.8 mi · 983,962 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 11 Mar 19779 mi away, near Toston, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBroadwater County, MT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025358 of 365 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 11, worst day 70main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Gallatin County, MT, 53 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Townsendserves 2,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,341 ft1,323 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBillings Clinic Broadwater - Hospital9.6 miPost officeTownsend Post Office9.2 miTown hallTownsend City Hall9.4 miPoliceBroadwater County Sheriff's Office9.6 miFire stationRadersburg Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHelena Regional Airport HLN32 miInterstateI-9020 miUS highwayUS 2878.0 miCoachBoulderSalt Lake Express23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59641 ZIP area.
