Wisdom, Montana
| Wisdom, Montana | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Wisdom in April 1942
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 Location of Wisdom, Montana |
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| Coordinates: 45°36′58″N 113°26′59″W / 45.61611°N 113.44972°WCoordinates: 45°36′58″N 113°26′59″W / 45.61611°N 113.44972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Beaverhead |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
| • Land | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,050 ft (1,844 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 98 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (38.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 59761 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-81250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0793432 |
Wisdom is a census-designated place (CDP) in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. The population was 98 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code of the area is 59761.
Wisdom was named for the Wisdom River, which is now named the Big Hole River, that passes through the town.
Wisdom is located at 45°36′58″N 113°26′59″W / 45.61611°N 113.44972°W (45.616120, -113.449742). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km2), of which 0.98 square miles (2.54 km2) is land and 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.82%, is water. Wisdom's average elevation is 6,245 feet (1,903 m), about 1.2 miles above sea level.
Wisdom, owing to its high altitude and northerly location, has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc) with long, cold, dry winters and short summers with very warm afternoons and cold, clear mornings. With over 277 mornings each year below freezing and only July ever completely frost-free, Wisdom is in terms of frequency of frost one of the coldest places in the United States. During major cold waves, Wisdom’s location in an enclosed valley can make for exceptionally cold temperatures: −55 °F (−48.3 °C) was reached during a great cold wave on December 23, 1983, and −50 °F or −45.6 °C has been reached during seven years, though not since February 4, 1989. Typically there are 47 mornings falling to or below 0 °F or −17.8 °C, and as many as seven fall as low as −25 °F or −31.7 °C, whilst 69.8 afternoons do not top freezing, a tally twice as large as central Montana areas affected by warm chinook winds.
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