Oilmont is an abandoned community located in the state of Montana. The community was abandoned when chemicals used in oil extraction contaminated the local water table.
Oilmont, Montana | |
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  Oilmont, Montana  Oilmont, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′24″N 111°50′27″W / 48.74000°N 111.84083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Toole |
| Elevation | 3,501 ft (1,067 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59466[1] |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 774918[2] |
Oilmont was an unincorporated community in Toole County, Montana, United States.[2] Interstate 15 passes near the community, with access from Exit 379.
It is the location of Bethany Lutheran Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] The Absure Refinery processed petroleum from the nearby Kevin Sunburst Oil Field.[4]
Climate
editDunkirk 19NNE is a nearby weather station, located 16 miles (25.7 km) west of Oilmont.[5] Dunkirk 19NNE has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).
| Climate data for Dunkirk 19NNE, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1922-2020 extremes: 3323ft (1013m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
69 (21) |
79 (26) |
89 (32) |
94 (34) |
102 (39) |
105 (41) |
108 (42) |
98 (37) |
90 (32) |
74 (23) |
68 (20) |
108 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 52.9 (11.6) |
52.6 (11.4) |
63.1 (17.3) |
75.8 (24.3) |
83.6 (28.7) |
89.1 (31.7) |
96.2 (35.7) |
95.2 (35.1) |
89.6 (32.0) |
78.2 (25.7) |
63.6 (17.6) |
52.2 (11.2) |
97.6 (36.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.4 (−1.4) |
33.6 (0.9) |
43.0 (6.1) |
55.0 (12.8) |
65.1 (18.4) |
72.3 (22.4) |
81.9 (27.7) |
81.3 (27.4) |
70.4 (21.3) |
56.5 (13.6) |
41.4 (5.2) |
32.1 (0.1) |
55.2 (12.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.9 (−8.4) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
41.1 (5.1) |
51.2 (10.7) |
58.7 (14.8) |
65.9 (18.8) |
64.9 (18.3) |
54.6 (12.6) |
41.3 (5.2) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
41.0 (5.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.5 (−15.3) |
6.8 (−14.0) |
16.6 (−8.6) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
37.4 (3.0) |
45.1 (7.3) |
49.9 (9.9) |
48.5 (9.2) |
38.8 (3.8) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
5.8 (−14.6) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −24.3 (−31.3) |
−17.9 (−27.7) |
−7.3 (−21.8) |
10.3 (−12.1) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
33.9 (1.1) |
37.8 (3.2) |
35.8 (2.1) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
6.7 (−14.1) |
−8.4 (−22.4) |
−19.2 (−28.4) |
−31.3 (−35.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −46 (−43) |
−42 (−41) |
−34 (−37) |
−17 (−27) |
7 (−14) |
22 (−6) |
31 (−1) |
29 (−2) |
2 (−17) |
−15 (−26) |
−33 (−36) |
−40 (−40) |
−46 (−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.33 (8.4) |
0.28 (7.1) |
0.42 (11) |
0.99 (25) |
1.67 (42) |
2.61 (66) |
1.10 (28) |
0.88 (22) |
1.05 (27) |
0.58 (15) |
0.44 (11) |
0.29 (7.4) |
10.64 (269.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.0 (13) |
5.2 (13) |
4.9 (12) |
3.7 (9.4) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
2.2 (5.6) |
4.5 (11) |
5.5 (14) |
31.9 (80.31) |
| Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (2002-2020 snowfall, temp records & monthly max/mins)[7] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "Oilmont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Oilmont". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ "Data of Meteorological Station Dunkirk 19Nne, Montana". geographic.org. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Dunkirk 19NNE, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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