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Canyon Creek
MontanaCDP
Total population
27
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Canyon Creek is a small community of less than 200 citizens in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. Canyon Creek is located along Secondary Highway 279, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Helena. The community has an Antique and General Store with a U.S. Post Office, Volunteer Fire Station, Elementary School and a RV Park; it has a zip code of 59633.
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Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Canyon Creek, MT from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves1,152
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves1,012
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves917
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves886
- Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves818
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves778
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves753
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves628
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.25 — 2026-10-0513 km N of Ovando, Montana
- M 2.6 — 2026-07-1331 km ENE of Seeley Lake, Montana
- M 3 — 2026-04-2716 km ESE of Butte, Montana
- M 2.8 — 2026-04-2619 km S of Lincoln, Montana
- M 3.2 — 2025-12-0912 km NNW of Avon, Montana
- M 3.1 — 2025-12-0127 km NE of Seeley Lake, Montana
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Prescribed Fire Kelly Gulch RX, Lewis and Clark, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-22 · 25 mi
- Prescribed Fire Bonanza Ridge RX, Broadwater, MontanaWildfires · 2026-09-24 · 45 mi
- Wildfire Camp Creek, Powell, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 59 mi
- Wildfire Ant Park, Meagher, MontanaWildfires · 2026-07-31 · 77 mi
- Wildfire Middle Coulee, Chouteau, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-02 · 87 mi
- Wildfire Black Bear, Ravalli, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 89 mi
- Wildfire Nature Grove, Ravalli, MontanaWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 91 mi
- Wildfire Bobcat Lakes, Beaverhead, MontanaWildfires · 2026-07-31 · 93 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET