Mystic Lake (Stillwater County, Montana) facts for kids
Mystic Lake is the second deepest lake in the Beartooth Mountains, the deepest being Deep Lake. It has the largest sandy beach in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The Montana Power Company utilizes the power of this large lake and has a dam present. Mystic Lake supports a rainbow trout fishery. Hiking the three-mile trail up to Mystic Lake provides views of West Rosebud Valley and a few other lakes.
Climate
Mystic Lake has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Summers are warm with cool nights. Winters are cold and extremely snowy with heavy snowfall for most of the year, and are the second snowiest in the state of Montana after Cooke City.
| Climate data for MYSTIC LAKE, MONTANA | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.1 (0.6) |
35.8 (2.1) |
40.5 (4.7) |
49.0 (9.4) |
58.1 (14.5) |
66.3 (19.1) |
75.4 (24.1) |
74.2 (23.4) |
65.0 (18.3) |
54.4 (12.4) |
41.1 (5.1) |
34.3 (1.3) |
52.3 (11.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 16.4 (−8.7) |
17.7 (−7.9) |
20.9 (−6.2) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
36.3 (2.4) |
43.7 (6.5) |
50.9 (10.5) |
50.0 (10.0) |
41.6 (5.3) |
34.2 (1.2) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
18.8 (−7.3) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.24 (31) |
1.16 (29) |
2.10 (53) |
2.80 (71) |
3.49 (89) |
3.20 (81) |
2.21 (56) |
1.84 (47) |
1.98 (50) |
1.90 (48) |
1.58 (40) |
1.26 (32) |
24.84 (631) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 17.5 (44) |
16.7 (42) |
28.5 (72) |
29.2 (74) |
11.7 (30) |
1.5 (3.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.1 (0.25) |
4.8 (12) |
14.3 (36) |
19.0 (48) |
16.9 (43) |
161.5 (410) |
| Source: Western Regional Climate Center | |||||||||||||
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