Forest Grove, Montana

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Forest Grove, Montana
Unincorporated community
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Forest Grove
Coordinates: 46°59′29″N109°04′49″W / 46.99139°N 109.08028°W / 46.99139; -109.08028
Country United States
State Montana
Counties Fergus
Elevation
4,078 ft (1,242 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59441

Forest Grove (or Forestgrove) is an unincorporated community in Fergus County, Montana, United States. Forest Grove has a post office with the ZIP code 59441. [1]

Contents

The town began in 1885 when sheep and cattle ranchers arrived in the area. [2] The community sits on Forest Grove Road between the unincorporated community of Piper and the town of Grass Range. The road itself starts off at Montana Secondary Highway 238 from the west and terminates at Grass Range to the east where it becomes Grass Range's Main Street. Through the community run two creeks, Surenough Creek and the South Fork McDonald Creek. The post office sits on Surenuff Road, along with the Saint Paul's Episcopal Church and local cemetery. [3]

To the south of the community is Beargulch Pictographs, showcasing around 2,000 pictographs and petroglyphs by Native Americans and early settlers. [4]

Climate

Lewistown 11ESE is a weather station near Forest Grove. [5] Lewistown 11ESE has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with long, snowy winters and short, warm summers.

Climate data for Lewistown 11ESE, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 2008-2020 extremes: 5028ft (1533m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)61
(16)		61
(16)		72
(22)		82
(28)		82
(28)		91
(33)		96
(36)		99
(37)		96
(36)		87
(31)		72
(22)		59
(15)		99
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C)52.8
(11.6)		51.9
(11.1)		59.5
(15.3)		71.8
(22.1)		75.9
(24.4)		84.2
(29.0)		90.0
(32.2)		91.8
(33.2)		87.8
(31.0)		75.5
(24.2)		64.2
(17.9)		51.8
(11.0)		93.2
(34.0)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)32.8
(0.4)		33.1
(0.6)		41.0
(5.0)		49.0
(9.4)		58.6
(14.8)		66.8
(19.3)		77.3
(25.2)		77.6
(25.3)		67.2
(19.6)		52.5
(11.4)		39.2
(4.0)		33.6
(0.9)		52.4
(11.3)
Daily mean °F (°C)23.8
(−4.6)		24.1
(−4.4)		31.3
(−0.4)		39.1
(3.9)		48.3
(9.1)		56.4
(13.6)		65.5
(18.6)		65.5
(18.6)		55.8
(13.2)		43.4
(6.3)		31.5
(−0.3)		25.4
(−3.7)		42.5
(5.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)14.8
(−9.6)		15.0
(−9.4)		21.6
(−5.8)		29.3
(−1.5)		38.0
(3.3)		46.1
(7.8)		53.7
(12.1)		53.4
(11.9)		44.3
(6.8)		34.4
(1.3)		23.8
(−4.6)		17.2
(−8.2)		32.6
(0.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−10.8
(−23.8)		−7.5
(−21.9)		−1.5
(−18.6)		13.8
(−10.1)		25.3
(−3.7)		34.6
(1.4)		43.3
(6.3)		41.2
(5.1)		30.3
(−0.9)		19.4
(−7.0)		1.5
(−16.9)		−9.2
(−22.9)		−20.0
(−28.9)
Record low °F (°C)−23
(−31)		−24
(−31)		−26
(−32)		−1
(−18)		17
(−8)		26
(−3)		39
(4)		34
(1)		21
(−6)		2
(−17)		−19
(−28)		−30
(−34)		−30
(−34)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.76
(19)		0.88
(22)		1.19
(30)		2.07
(53)		3.78
(96)		3.55
(90)		1.87
(47)		1.75
(44)		1.68
(43)		1.54
(39)		1.03
(26)		0.85
(22)		20.95
(531)
Average snowfall inches (cm)19.6
(50)		22.0
(56)		17.1
(43)		22.5
(57)		6.5
(17)		0.2
(0.51)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		2.3
(5.8)		11.1
(28)		16.5
(42)		17.0
(43)		134.8
(342.31)
Source 1: NOAA [6]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (temp records, monthly max/mins & 2008-2020 snowfall) [7]

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References

  1. ↑ United States Postal Service Zip Code Lookup Tool
  2. ↑ "Forestgrove". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Community cornerstone: Forest Grove Church still stands thanks to loc…". Archived from the original on April 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Beargulch Pictographs". Montana Office of Tourism. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Data of Meteorological Station Lewistown 11Ese, Montana". geographic.org. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Lewistown 11ESE, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2024.


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