Modern Hotel · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Whitehall
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10% of Whitehall’s land is conserved, about 44 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Whitehall, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Whitehall?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Whitehall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whitehall is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Whitehall’s 10% is ahead of 50% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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44 conserved acres
10% of Whitehall’s land. Who manages Whitehall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 42 | Unknown |
| Deerlodge National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Whitehall: May, June, August and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 84 | 74 | 60 | 44 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Whitehall →
Questions about parks and trails in Whitehall
How much of Whitehall is conserved land?
10% of its land, against a typical 10% for a Montana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Whitehall?
69,808 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitehall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Whitehall have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Whitehall neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →