Lennep, Montana

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Lennep, Montana
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Lennep
Coordinates: 46°24′58″N110°32′36″W / 46.41611°N 110.54333°W / 46.41611; -110.54333
Country United States
State Montana
County Meagher
Elevation
[1]
5,240 ft (1,600 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59053
Area code 406
GNIS feature ID786050 [1]

Lennep is a ghost town and populated place in Meagher County, Montana, United States.

Lennep has a still-active Lutheran church, and 3 inhabited houses (as of 2023). Closed buildings include a two-story general store/post office, and a K-8 school. Lennep is located at the foot of the Castle Mountains, and has a south view of the north end of the Crazy Mountains. Lennep is in the valley that divides the two ranges, that contains the South Fork of the Musselshell River. Lennep was once a station on the Old Milwaukee Road. A trackside signal can still be seen along Jawbone Road, where train tracks were removed over 30 years ago. The Lennep Mercantile housed the post office from the time the Mercantile opened in 1914; the post office had first opened in 1903 in a log home across the street. The post office was closed down in 1962.[ citation needed ]

Today Lennep is a sparsely occupied tourist attraction, with a number of buildings remaining and in reasonable condition, including the church, school, and store. Lennep is surrounded by beef cattle pastures/hay fields. There are still rural residences in the surrounding vicinity of Lennep, including substantial working ranches.

Climate

Climate data for Lennep 5 SW, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1959-2020 extremes: 5600ft (1707m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)59
(15)
59
(15)
70
(21)
79
(26)
83
(28)
90
(32)
99
(37)
96
(36)
95
(35)
83
(28)
69
(21)
62
(17)
99
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C)46.6
(8.1)
48.9
(9.4)
57.7
(14.3)
68.8
(20.4)
75.5
(24.2)
82.6
(28.1)
88.5
(31.4)
88.6
(31.4)
84.0
(28.9)
74.0
(23.3)
58.6
(14.8)
46.7
(8.2)
88.6
(31.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)30.9
(−0.6)
32.0
(0.0)
40.2
(4.6)
47.8
(8.8)
57.5
(14.2)
66.4
(19.1)
76.9
(24.9)
76.6
(24.8)
66.1
(18.9)
51.5
(10.8)
38.1
(3.4)
30.1
(−1.1)
51.2
(10.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)21.9
(−5.6)
21.9
(−5.6)
29.0
(−1.7)
35.9
(2.2)
44.9
(7.2)
52.5
(11.4)
60.1
(15.6)
58.9
(14.9)
50.3
(10.2)
39.1
(3.9)
28.5
(−1.9)
21.4
(−5.9)
38.7
(3.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)12.8
(−10.7)
11.8
(−11.2)
17.7
(−7.9)
23.9
(−4.5)
32.2
(0.1)
38.6
(3.7)
43.2
(6.2)
41.3
(5.2)
34.5
(1.4)
26.6
(−3.0)
19.0
(−7.2)
12.6
(−10.8)
26.2
(−3.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−13.9
(−25.5)
−11.4
(−24.1)
−2.8
(−19.3)
9.7
(−12.4)
18.6
(−7.4)
28.5
(−1.9)
34.5
(1.4)
31.0
(−0.6)
22.4
(−5.3)
8.5
(−13.1)
−3.5
(−19.7)
−12.6
(−24.8)
−22.8
(−30.4)
Record low °F (°C)−38
(−39)
−44
(−42)
−30
(−34)
−10
(−23)
11
(−12)
18
(−8)
28
(−2)
20
(−7)
10
(−12)
−15
(−26)
−32
(−36)
−40
(−40)
−44
(−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.99
(25)
0.86
(22)
1.07
(27)
1.86
(47)
3.06
(78)
2.92
(74)
1.49
(38)
1.32
(34)
1.33
(34)
1.58
(40)
1.05
(27)
0.98
(25)
18.51
(471)
Average snowfall inches (cm)17.00
(43.2)
13.30
(33.8)
15.50
(39.4)
12.50
(31.8)
2.50
(6.4)
0.30
(0.76)
0.00
(0.00)
0.00
(0.00)
0.90
(2.3)
7.90
(20.1)
12.50
(31.8)
13.20
(33.5)
95.6
(243.06)
Source 1: NOAA [2]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins) [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lennep, Montana
  2. "Lennep 5 SW, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2023.