Sapphire Ridge, Montana
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
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Sapphire Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sapphire Ridge had a population of 26.[3] The community is more commonly known as Sapphire Village.[4][5] It is in the southern part of the county, on the west side of the valley of the Judith River, a northeast-flowing tributary of the Missouri River.
Sapphire Ridge, Montana | |
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  Sapphire Ridge Location within Montana  Sapphire Ridge Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′11″N 110°15′00″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Judith Basin |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| • Land | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,892 ft (1,491 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26 |
| • Density | 48.1/sq mi (18.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 59452 (Hobson) |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-66317 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806632[2] |
Pigeye Road is the main route out of the community, leading northeast 10 miles (16 km) down the Judith River valley to Utica. To the southwest the road leads into the Little Belt Mountains and Lewis and Clark National Forest.
Sapphire Ridge was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
Demographics
Climate
Lewistown 42 WSW is a weather station located near Sapphire Village.[7] Lewistown 42 WSW has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Lewistown 42 WSW, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 2008-2023 extremes: 5070ft (1545m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
65 (18) |
70 (21) |
80 (27) |
82 (28) |
95 (35) |
95 (35) |
96 (36) |
96 (36) |
85 (29) |
71 (22) |
64 (18) |
96 (36) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.0 (12.2) |
52.6 (11.4) |
61.2 (16.2) |
71.1 (21.7) |
76.4 (24.7) |
85.0 (29.4) |
89.8 (32.1) |
91.1 (32.8) |
86.9 (30.5) |
75.3 (24.1) |
63.5 (17.5) |
53.6 (12.0) |
92.2 (33.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.5 (2.5) |
35.8 (2.1) |
43.5 (6.4) |
49.8 (9.9) |
59.5 (15.3) |
67.4 (19.7) |
77.5 (25.3) |
77.3 (25.2) |
68.5 (20.3) |
53.3 (11.8) |
42.1 (5.6) |
34.7 (1.5) |
53.8 (12.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.9 (−3.9) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
37.3 (2.9) |
46.3 (7.9) |
53.7 (12.1) |
60.9 (16.1) |
60.6 (15.9) |
52.2 (11.2) |
40.6 (4.8) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
40.6 (4.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.3 (−10.4) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
33.0 (0.6) |
40.0 (4.4) |
44.3 (6.8) |
43.8 (6.6) |
36.0 (2.2) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
20.4 (−6.4) |
13.3 (−10.4) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −18.7 (−28.2) |
−19.3 (−28.5) |
−7.3 (−21.8) |
6.8 (−14.0) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
34.6 (1.4) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
5.8 (−14.6) |
−5.9 (−21.1) |
−18.0 (−27.8) |
−28.8 (−33.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) |
−39 (−39) |
−39 (−39) |
−9 (−23) |
10 (−12) |
24 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
8 (−13) |
−15 (−26) |
−21 (−29) |
−41 (−41) |
−41 (−41) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.61 (15) |
0.82 (21) |
0.86 (22) |
1.60 (41) |
2.83 (72) |
3.07 (78) |
1.70 (43) |
1.40 (36) |
1.34 (34) |
1.33 (34) |
0.65 (17) |
0.55 (14) |
16.76 (427) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.5 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 120.4 |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (temp records & 2008-2023 monthly max/mins)[9] | |||||||||||||