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Grant-Kohrs Ranch · A day that begins with one good stop.
See your first dayWhy this place matters
Wide open spaces, the hard-working cowboy, his spirited cow pony, and vast herds of cattle are among the strongest symbols of the American West. Once the headquarters of a 10 million acre cattle empire, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site preserves these symbols and commemorates the role of cattlemen in American history.
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A flexible first day
These are ways to explore, not a timed itinerary. Check conditions before you set out.
Take a ranch landscape walk from the visitor area.
Look at the ranching story alongside its wider western context.
Programs and building access vary with season.
Find your bearings
Switch stops to see where this chapter sits in the wider state.
Outline: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic boundary files. Points show guide starting areas and NOAA stations.
NOAA 1991–2020 · monthly normals
These stations show two parts of the state; neither is a forecast or necessarily local to this site.
No monthly snowfall normal is published for this station. Choose the other station to compare snow.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 23.7 | 26.8 | 34.5 | 42.7 | 51.6 | 57.6 | 64.9 | 63.7 | 54.3 | 41.6 | 31.4 | 24.1 |
Normal = 1991–2020 average at the named NOAA station. Snowfall is new snow over a month, not snow currently on the ground. A blank NOAA snow series is shown as unavailable, never as zero. See current NOAA snow depth ↗
Weather changes the trip
Programs and building access vary with season. The graph above uses a named NOAA station; conditions at this place may differ with elevation and weather. Check the local NWS forecast ↗
Keep exploring Montana
Build a food or music evening in Missoula, Whitefish, or Billings between longer drives. See current events ↗
Make the trip yours
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