Lennep, Montana
populated place
Lennep, Montana is located in Montana
Lennep, Montana
Lennep, Montana
Lennep, Montana is located in the United States
Lennep, Montana
Lennep, Montana
Coordinates: 46°24′58″N 110°32′35″W / 46.41611°N 110.54306°W / 46.41611; -110.54306
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyMeagher
Elevation
5,248 ft (1,600 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59053
Area code406

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.

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, and is frequently visited by deer, moose, cougars, skunks, porcupines, raccoons, beavers, rabbits, hares, and hawks. 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)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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[1]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lennep 5 SW, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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