Wise River, Montana

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Wise River, Montana
Census-Designated Place
Country United States
State Montana
County Beaverhead
Area
[1]
 • Total0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2)
 • Land0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total42
 • Density56.83/sq mi (21.95/km2)
FIPS code 30-07300
GNIS feature ID793434 [2]

Wise River is an unincorporated community in northern Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. [3] State Highway 43 runs through the town.

Contents

This community takes its name from the Wise River, which flows into the Big Hole River nearby. A post office was established in 1913. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 42—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Climate

Wise River has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

Climate data for Wise River, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1943-2020 extremes: 5730ft (1747m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)56
(13)		59
(15)		70
(21)		77
(25)		87
(31)		95
(35)		94
(34)		94
(34)		93
(34)		84
(29)		69
(21)		54
(12)		95
(35)
Mean maximum °F (°C)45.0
(7.2)		47.5
(8.6)		56.5
(13.6)		69.1
(20.6)		76.4
(24.7)		84.0
(28.9)		89.2
(31.8)		89.3
(31.8)		85.3
(29.6)		73.4
(23.0)		58.0
(14.4)		45.7
(7.6)		90.9
(32.7)
Average high °F (°C)31.4
(−0.3)		33.3
(0.7)		43.0
(6.1)		51.3
(10.7)		61.2
(16.2)		68.8
(20.4)		78.8
(26.0)		78.9
(26.1)		69.9
(21.1)		55.7
(13.2)		38.9
(3.8)		30.0
(−1.1)		53.4
(11.9)
Daily mean °F (°C)19.6
(−6.9)		21.5
(−5.8)		28.9
(−1.7)		36.7
(2.6)		44.7
(7.1)		52.0
(11.1)		58.4
(14.7)		57.4
(14.1)		49.7
(9.8)		39.2
(4.0)		26.4
(−3.1)		18.2
(−7.7)		37.7
(3.2)
Average low °F (°C)7.8
(−13.4)		9.6
(−12.4)		14.9
(−9.5)		22.1
(−5.5)		28.3
(−2.1)		35.3
(1.8)		38.0
(3.3)		36.0
(2.2)		29.5
(−1.4)		22.7
(−5.2)		14.0
(−10.0)		6.5
(−14.2)		22.1
(−5.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−21.6
(−29.8)		−17.9
(−27.7)		−5.4
(−20.8)		9.3
(−12.6)		15.2
(−9.3)		24.8
(−4.0)		29.8
(−1.2)		26.7
(−2.9)		18.1
(−7.7)		5.8
(−14.6)		−6.3
(−21.3)		−18.3
(−27.9)		−28.3
(−33.5)
Record low °F (°C)−38
(−39)		−41
(−41)		−26
(−32)		−6
(−21)		7
(−14)		20
(−7)		24
(−4)		19
(−7)		6
(−14)		−13
(−25)		−23
(−31)		−38
(−39)		−41
(−41)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.55
(14)		0.53
(13)		0.64
(16)		0.98
(25)		1.90
(48)		1.98
(50)		1.36
(35)		0.99
(25)		1.21
(31)		1.12
(28)		0.94
(24)		0.73
(19)		12.93
(328)
Source 1: NOAA [6]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins) [7]

Education

Wise River provides elementary education. [8] High school is at Beaverhead County High School.

Notes

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wise River, Montana
  3. ↑ "Wise River, Montana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ "Wise River". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Wise River 3 WNW, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Schools Beaverhead County". Beaverhead County. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

45°47′29″N112°56′58″W / 45.79139°N 112.94944°W / 45.79139; -112.94944


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