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name meaning “Arrow.” The Kootenai River forms the shape of a drawn bow; its tributary the Yaak River is its arrow. Homesteaders arrived shortly after the passage of the Forest Homestead Act of 1906.
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region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the
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Climate data for Yaak, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1998-2020 extremes: 3085ft (940m)
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Source 2: XMACIS2 (records, monthly max/mins & 2003-2020 snow)
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yaak
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Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Montana
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Census-designated places in Lincoln County, Montana
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According to local lore, A’ak is a 288: 248: 223: 215: 194: 191:27.85 sq mi (72.12 km) 186: 183:28.12 sq mi (72.83 km) 178: 161: 149: 7: 1633: 1631: 1707:Census-designated places in Montana 199:0.28 sq mi (0.71 km) 1419:Municipalities and communities of 1300:"Census of Population and Housing" 367: 14: 1321:Climate Summary for Yaak, Montana 1635: 1209:"ArcGIS REST Services Directory" 82: 75: 52: 45: 342:Yaak derives its name from the 1: 1278:Montana Place Names Companion 1252:. Adams Media. pp. xii. 1211:. United States Census Bureau 1042:Average snowfall inches (cm) 416:Köppen Climate Classification 96:Show map of the United States 1655:. You can help Knowledge by 1651:state location article is a 1280:. Montana Historical Society 83: 53: 1379:The Yaak Business Directory 758:Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 618:Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 1738: 1630: 1186: 1181: 428: 332:, its population was 338. 228:12.14/sq mi (4.69/km) 207:2,986 ft (910 m) 1603: 1473: 1433: 1111: 1041: 967: 897: 827: 757: 687: 617: 547: 477: 472: 469: 466: 463: 460: 457: 454: 451: 448: 445: 442: 439: 436: 433: 420:humid continental climate 398: 383: 376: 371: 366: 363: 105: 39: 30: 1246:Parker, Quentin (2010). 326:Kootenai National Forest 306:unincorporated community 1722:Montana geography stubs 1422:Lincoln County, Montana 310:census-designated place 33:Census-designated place 1481: 125:48.83306°N 115.70889°W 1479: 828:Mean minimum °F (°C) 548:Mean maximum °F (°C) 399:U.S. Decennial Census 359:Historical population 251: • Summer ( 1616:United States portal 478:Record high °F (°C) 225: • Density 130:48.83306; -115.70889 898:Record low °F (°C) 688:Daily mean °F (°C) 418:system, Yaak has a 360: 337:unusual place names 121: / 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Census-designated place
Yaak is located in Montana
Yaak is located in the United States
48°49′59″N 115°42′32″W / 48.83306°N 115.70889°W / 48.83306; -115.70889
Country
State
Montana
County
Lincoln
Time zone
UTC-7
Mountain (MST)
DST
UTC-6
Area code
406
GNIS
FIPS code
unincorporated community
census-designated place
Lincoln County
Montana
Yaak River
Kootenai National Forest
2020 census
unusual place names
Yaak River
Kootenai
2020
climatic

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