Silver Gate, Montana
Census-designated place
Silver Gate is located in Montana
Silver Gate
Silver Gate
Silver Gate is located in the United States
Silver Gate
Silver Gate
Coordinates: 45°0′25″N 109°59′22″W / 45.00694°N 109.98944°W / 45.00694; -109.98944
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyPark
Area
[1]
 • Total4.36 sq mi (11.30 km2)
 • Land4.36 sq mi (11.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
7,390 ft (2,250 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19
 • Density4.36/sq mi (1.68/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
59081
Area code406
FIPS code30-68425
GNIS feature ID2583847[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.

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202019—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Silver Gate Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Total Population: 2010 DEC Summary File 1 (P1): Silver Gate CDP, Montana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Silver Gate, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cook City, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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