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Look for Great Deals and Coupons **** Footsteps of history **** Community Mottos & Nicknames **** Choose a new Community in Montana **** Choose a new State **** Washington D.C. Our Nation's Capital **** **** **** **** **** **** ****	Welcome to Key to the City's page for Hamilton Ravalli County, Montana Zip Code The Montana state capital is Helena. What would you like to know about Hamilton Statistics & Facts Location Weather & Climate History & History-related items City Attractions Hamilton Government Hamilton Business Directory. Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. Hamilton Community events. Hamilton Organizations, Churches, and Sports. Hamilton Libraries. Hamilton Schools. Zip Codes 59840 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of Hamilton is approximately 4,463 (1999). The amount of land area in Hamilton is 4.576 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers. The distance from Hamilton to Washington DC is 2027 miles. The distance to the Montana state capital is 107 miles. (as the crow flies) Hamilton is positioned 46.25 degrees north of the equator and 114.16 degrees west of the prime meridian. Hamilton elevation is 3,572 feet above sea level. Hamilton miscellany. Return to Index Location Hamilton location: in western Montana, about 45 miles from Missoula on highway 93. The Bitterroot Valley makes up much of this area. Hamilton is surrounded on the west by The Bitterroot Mountain Range and on the east by The Saphire Mountain Range. The east and west fork of The Bitterroot River run south to north through the Valley. The surrounding towns to the south are Darby, and Sula and to the north are Corvallis, Victor, Stevensville, and Florence. Return to Index Climate & Weather The climate for Hamilton is moderate. This area is well-known as the "Banana Belt" of Montana because of the mild weather for a northern area. While snowfall in the valley is only about 6 inches per year, the mountain areas, such as at the lost Trail Ski area, average about 200 inches per year. Most days are sunny with about 270 such days each year. The weather in Hamilton is not severe. Here is a weather page for Hamilton. Hamilton average annual rainfall is 12-15 inches per year Hamilton average annual snowfall is 6 inches per year. Return to Index History & History Related Items Hamilton history: Lewis and Clark applied the name "Bitterroot Valley" to the whole valley where they found this plant growing profusely. The plant's botanical name is Lewisia rediviva which comes from the explorers name. The Bitterroot was officially designated as Montana's State Flower by the Legislature in 1895 Hamilton was named after James Hamilton who came to Montana when the Copper King, Marcus Daly, asked him to come to plan and develop the town. Hamilton is unique in that it didn't evolve as a town, but began as a planned town with wide streets and an economic center for the area farms and ranches. Daly had come to the area looking for industry other than his already established mining industry. In 1887, he found the Bitterroot Valley and began lumber and sawmill operations quite rapidly. This is when Hamilton entered the picture. Daly invited Hamilton and Robert O'Hara to come from Minnesota in 1890. Daly made the decision to name the town for Hamilton and appointed the first mayor, O'Hara. Hamilton was incorporated about 1894. Additional history information may be found on this history page for the Bitterroot Valley. Return to Index Attractions Hamilton attractions: Hamilton is the county seat of Ravalli County which basically covers the Bitterroot Valley. The Valley, itself, is 25 miles wide and 96 miles long and covers 2,383 square miles. It has varied scenery and activities of all kinds. Things to do in the Bitterroot Valley area. Much information about the Bitterroot Valley area. Lost Trail Powder Mountain This resort accumulates more snow, in general, than any other place in Montana giving it the distinction of having among the best downhill slopes in the state. There is also cross-country skiing available in the area. There are miles of Nordic and snowmobile trails to be used. DALY MANSION Eastside Hwy PO Box 223 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: 406-363-6004 Fax (406)375-0048 The historic home of Copper King, Marcus Daly, just outside the town of Hamilton, Montana. Approximately 45 miles south of Missoula, Montana on Highway 269, at mile marker 2 Ravalli County Museum 205 Bedford Street (The Old Courthouse) Hamilton, Montana Phone: (406) 363-3338 This building was the Ravalli County Courthouse and now holds collections of antique household, commercial, scientific and military items. Skalkaho - a snowmobile area about two miles south of Hamilton. This is one of the most scenic snowmobile areas in Montana and also one of the least-traveled. No cars are allowed in the area in the winter. It gives beautiful year-round vistas. During winter you can view the frozen Skalkaho Falls. Firesong Forge Come visit Wil's blacksmithing shop in Hamilton, Montana, where he creates sculpture and artistic ironwork, architectural ironwork and a wide variety of commissioned wrought iron pieces. BitterrootSites.com lists all community information, links, history, etc. for Ravalli County, Montana. Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Montana To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. 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