Bridger, Gallatin County, Montana
Bridger is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. It comprises the Bridger Bowl Ski Area and some nearby residences on the eastern side of the Bridger Range in southwestern Montana. As of the 2010 census the Bridger CDP had a population of 30.
Montana Highway 86 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, leading north and east 23 miles (37 km) to Wilsall and south and west 16 miles (26 km) to Bozeman. Bridger Creek, a tributary of the Gallatin River, flows southwards through the eastern part of the CDP.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bridger CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km), or 0.16%, is water.
Climate
Bozeman 12 NE is a weather station located in Bridger at an elevation of 5950 ft (1814 m).
| Climate data for Bozeman 12 NE, Montana, 1981–2010 normals, 1950–1995 extremes: 5950ft (1814m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 58 (14) |
60 (16) |
68 (20) |
77 (25) |
83 (28) |
90 (32) |
93 (34) |
95 (35) |
88 (31) |
83 (28) |
69 (21) |
68 (20) |
95 (35) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.8 (9.9) |
52.2 (11.2) |
56.8 (13.8) |
65.6 (18.7) |
75.0 (23.9) |
81.3 (27.4) |
85.9 (29.9) |
85.8 (29.9) |
80.7 (27.1) |
72.3 (22.4) |
57.9 (14.4) |
50.4 (10.2) |
87.6 (30.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.8 (1.6) |
36.5 (2.5) |
42.6 (5.9) |
49.9 (9.9) |
58.8 (14.9) |
67.1 (19.5) |
76.0 (24.4) |
76.2 (24.6) |
65.8 (18.8) |
54.1 (12.3) |
40.0 (4.4) |
32.9 (0.5) |
52.9 (11.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.0 (−5.6) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
36.6 (2.6) |
44.4 (6.9) |
51.7 (10.9) |
57.9 (14.4) |
56.9 (13.8) |
49.0 (9.4) |
39.8 (4.3) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
38.4 (3.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 9.2 (−12.7) |
11.8 (−11.2) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
36.2 (2.3) |
39.9 (4.4) |
37.5 (3.1) |
32.3 (0.2) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
16.2 (−8.8) |
9.1 (−12.7) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −23.2 (−30.7) |
−18.4 (−28.0) |
−12.4 (−24.7) |
4.0 (−15.6) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
8.0 (−13.3) |
−8.9 (−22.7) |
−17.4 (−27.4) |
−33.1 (−36.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −45 (−43) |
−43 (−42) |
−34 (−37) |
−19 (−28) |
2 (−17) |
20 (−7) |
26 (−3) |
20 (−7) |
3 (−16) |
−20 (−29) |
−33 (−36) |
−47 (−44) |
−47 (−44) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.12 (54) |
1.69 (43) |
2.45 (62) |
3.59 (91) |
4.09 (104) |
4.54 (115) |
2.09 (53) |
2.18 (55) |
2.34 (59) |
2.82 (72) |
2.58 (66) |
1.77 (45) |
32.26 (819) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 37.8 (96) |
29.4 (75) |
37.8 (96) |
28.5 (72) |
11.3 (29) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.3 (0.76) |
3.5 (8.9) |
12.5 (32) |
27.0 (69) |
33.3 (85) |
223.1 (567) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: WRCC (extremes & snowfall) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 72 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||