Cooke City, Montana
Cooke City, Montana | |
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 Entering Cooke City from the east | |
  Cooke City  Cooke City | |
| Coordinates:45°1′10″N109°56′4″W/ 45.01944°N 109.93444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Park |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.54 sq mi (24.70 km2) |
| • Land | 9.54 sq mi (24.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,580 ft (2,310 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 77 |
| • Density | 8.08/sq mi (3.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7(Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6(MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 59020 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-17350 |
| GNISfeature ID | 2583800[2] |
Cooke Cityis anunincorporated communityandcensus-designated place(CDP) inPark County,Montana,United States. As of the2020 census,it had a population of 77.[3]Prior to 2010, it was part of theCooke City-Silver GateCDP.
The community sits northeast ofYellowstone National Parkon theBeartooth Highway,which leads east toRed Lodge, Montana,on a scenic route climbing to 10,947 feet (3,337 m) in elevation through theBeartooth Mountainsand across the Beartooth Plateau. The town's chief industry is tourism, which during the winter includes skiing and snowmobiling.
It is named forJay Cooke,financier of theNorthern Pacific Railroad.[4]
Geography[edit]
Cooke City is near the southeast corner of Park County, bordered to the south by theNorth Absaroka WildernesswithinShoshone National Forestin the state ofWyoming,and to the west by the community ofSilver Gate, Montana.The two towns sit in the valley of Soda Butte Creek, which flows southwest into Wyoming to join theLamar RiverinYellowstone National Park.The valley is part of theYellowstone Riverwatershed.
U.S. Route 212,the Beartooth Highway, passes through the center of Cooke City, leading southwest into Yellowstone National Park, and east over 8,040-foot (2,450 m) Colter Pass in the eastern part of the CDP to continue southeast back into Wyoming in the valley of theClarks Fork Yellowstone Riverand thence into theBeartooth Mountains.
Climate[edit]
Cooke City has asubarctic climate(Dfc) orsubalpine climatedue its extremely high elevation, at 7,580 feet (2,310 m), with only two months averaging above 50 °F (10 °C). Summers consist of mild to warm days with crisp, cool mornings, and winters are long and very cold, with many nights falling below zero. Snowfall is abundant, with most of it falling between the months of October to May, though snow does occasionally fall in the months of June and September. Cooke City is listed as the snowiest community in Montana.[5]
| Climate data for Cooke City, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1946–2013[a] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 48 (9) |
54 (12) |
58 (14) |
74 (23) |
80 (27) |
88 (31) |
100 (38) |
90 (32) |
86 (30) |
85 (29) |
60 (16) |
47 (8) |
100 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 37.8 (3.2) |
44.2 (6.8) |
51.4 (10.8) |
61.2 (16.2) |
71.1 (21.7) |
79.9 (26.6) |
84.9 (29.4) |
82.7 (28.2) |
77.1 (25.1) |
66.2 (19.0) |
48.1 (8.9) |
36.3 (2.4) |
85.3 (29.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 24.2 (−4.3) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
36.9 (2.7) |
43.4 (6.3) |
53.5 (11.9) |
63.9 (17.7) |
73.7 (23.2) |
71.1 (21.7) |
62.0 (16.7) |
47.0 (8.3) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
46.5 (8.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 15.0 (−9.4) |
18.0 (−7.8) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
32.2 (0.1) |
40.9 (4.9) |
49.2 (9.6) |
56.3 (13.5) |
54.4 (12.4) |
46.6 (8.1) |
35.5 (1.9) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
14.3 (−9.8) |
34.2 (1.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.8 (−14.6) |
7.4 (−13.7) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
34.5 (1.4) |
38.9 (3.8) |
37.7 (3.2) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
13.3 (−10.4) |
6.3 (−14.3) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −23.1 (−30.6) |
−24.5 (−31.4) |
−13.4 (−25.2) |
−0.4 (−18.0) |
14.5 (−9.7) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
5.8 (−14.6) |
−10.7 (−23.7) |
−22.7 (−30.4) |
−32.2 (−35.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −51 (−46) |
−47 (−44) |
−40 (−40) |
−18 (−28) |
1 (−17) |
16 (−9) |
22 (−6) |
12 (−11) |
3 (−16) |
−13 (−25) |
−36 (−38) |
−50 (−46) |
−51 (−46) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (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) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 17.3 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 17.2 | 158.6 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 17.0 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 16.4 | 90.8 |
| Source 1: XMACIS2 (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010)[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 77 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
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Miners Saloon andRepublic Mountain,2003 -
Looking east, January 2010
Notes[edit]
- ^Records from January 1946 to October 1967 were at Yellowstone National Park's Northeast Entrance. From November 1967 to 2013 records were at a station approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the city.
References[edit]
- ^"ArcGIS REST Services Directory".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedSeptember 5,2022.
- ^"Cooke City Census Designated Place".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
- ^"Cooke City CDP, Montana".data.census.gov.U.S. Census Bureau.RetrievedApril 11,2023.
- ^"Cooke City".Montana Place Names Companion.Montana Historical Society.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
- ^"Average Annual Snowfall in Montana".currentresults.com.RetrievedJune 14,2021.
- ^ "xmACIS2".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RetrievedMay 26,2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.RetrievedAugust 7,2022.
- ^"Census of Population and Housing".Census.gov.RetrievedJune 4,2016.
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