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Montana Highlights

About Dillon, Montana
  • Population 5,500
  • elevation 5,069 ft.
  • Average Jan. temperature is 21° F
  • Average July temperature is 66° F
  • Annual precipitation is 10 inches
  • Restaurants, hospital, movie theater, and shopping

About the mountains and recreation

  • Four different mountain ranges: Bitterroot, Tendoys, Centennial, and Pioneer
  • 2,000,000 plus acre Beaverhead National Forest
  • Blue ribbon trout streams
  • Clark Canyon Reservoir is 20 miles south of Dillon

About Maverick Mountain skiing

  • 45 minutes from Dillon
  • 150 inches average snowfall
  • 2,020 vertical feet
  • Lift tickets $24
  • www.skimaverick.com


Click here for more information about skiing opportunities in Montana.


About Golf Opportunities

  • Beaverhead Golf Course -  Well developed 9-hole on edge of town
  • Sleepy Hollow Golf Course - 3 miles from Dillon, Well maintained par 3, 9-hole

About the National Parks

  • Yellowstone National Park is a 3 hour drive from Dillon
  • Teton and Glacier National Parks are 4 and 5 hour drives

About transportation

  • Commercial airline services in Butte (1 hour away) and Bozeman (2 hours away)
  • Daily bus service to Dillon
    Interstate 15 runs through Dillon and Interstate 90 is 1 hour north

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Updated on:  01/14/08