Why visit Baker
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 10 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Baker Hotel and Fallon County Jail.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 86°F; January lows average 7°F.
Weather in Baker
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Baker
Baker is a city in and the county seat of Fallon County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,802 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Baker, Montana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Baker Hotel
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
NRHP-listed in Fallon County
Fallon County Jail
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Prison in Baker, United States of America
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Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Restaurants and cafes10
History
Baker was built along the transcontinental rail line of the Milwaukee Road near where the railroad created a lake to supply water to its steam locomotives. The city was known as Lorraine for a brief time before being renamed in honor of Milwaukee Road engineer A.G. Baker. A successful Milwaukee Land Company campaign to attract homesteaders to the area allowed the city to grow and serve a large community of dryland farmers. Additional growth occurred following the 1912 discovery of oil and natural gas deposits nearby.
In 2014, Baker was described as "a busy, noisy, traffic-jammed, bursting-at-the-seams boomtown on the edge of the oil fields." On June 11, 2016, an EF-3 Tornado struck Baker destroying several houses and damaging dozens more, killing multiple horses in the area and injuring six people.
From the History section of Baker, Montana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship9
Saint John The Evangelist Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.6 mi
210 West Center Avenue, Baker
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare2
Map of Baker
51 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 7°F | 0.3 in |
| Feb | 33°F | 10°F | 0.3 in |
| Mar | 44°F | 21°F | 0.6 in |
| Apr | 56°F | 30°F | 1.3 in |
| May | 67°F | 41°F | 2.6 in |
| Jun | 78°F | 52°F | 2.7 in |
| Jul | 86°F | 58°F | 2.0 in |
| Aug | 85°F | 55°F | 1.3 in |
| Sep | 74°F | 44°F | 1.5 in |
| Oct | 57°F | 32°F | 1.2 in |
| Nov | 42°F | 20°F | 0.5 in |
| Dec | 32°F | 10°F | 0.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Baker (0 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Fallon County has had 8 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2020-03-31: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2016-08-03: Tornado (Tornado)
- 2011-06-17: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2008-06-13: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-13: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Dawson Community Airport (GDV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 59 miles away.
- Beach 40 mi north, about 1 h by car
- Bowman 43 mi east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Wibaux 43 mi north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Glendive 55 mi north, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Baker MT Library, J.B. Chandler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Baker Hotel (2016) (destroyed) - Fallon County, Montana, Robstutz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fallon County Jail (2016) - Fallon County, Montana, Robstutz, CC BY-SA 4.0
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