P.O Box 516, Seeley Lake, MT 59868
Phone: 406 677-2880

General Area Information - Seeley Swan Valley

Resting between two wilderness areas and overlooked by two majestic mountain ranges. A year round vacation paradise. The valley of the chain of lakes. A wilderness paradise full of rivers, wildlife and timbered forests.

Temperature: Mean Winter 15-20 deg. F  
Mean Summer 78 deg. F
  High Summer 90 Deg. F
  Lowest Winter -40 deg. F (Rare)
 
Precipitation Rainfall 10 inches (average)  
  Snowfall (Valley) 140 inches (average)
  Total Annual Precip.  20 inches (average)
  Surrounding Area Snowfall 240 inches (average)
 
 Growing Season:   60 days (average)  
 
 Elevation Valley 4,000 feet  
  Snowmobile 8,000 feet
  Swan Range (Holland Peak) 9,356 feet
  Mission Range (McDonald Peak) 9,868 feet
  Summit Lake 4,300 feet
 
Area Missoula County    
 
 Population: Seeley Lake (Year Round) 2,000  
  Seeley Lake (Summer Season) 4,000+
  Condon/Swan Valley 800
 
 Elementary Schools:   Teaching Staff Enrollment
  Seeley Lake 13 280
  Swan Valley (Condon) 8 96
  Salmon Prairie 1 13
  Ovando: 1 10
  Potomac: 12 126
  Sunset Hill (Sunset Hill Rd.) 1 10
 
 High Schools     Staff/Students
  Seeley Lake, Condon & Greenough Seeley-Swan High School 17/140
  Salmon Prairie North Bigfork  
  Ovando Seeley-Swan or Drummond
  Potomac Seeley-Swan or Missoula Hellgate
 
 Churches: Seeley Lake Swan Valley-Condon  
  The Living Water Catholic Church Faith Lutheran Church
  Holy Cross Lutheran Church Condon Community Church
  Mountain Lakes Presbyterian Church Our Lady of Swan Valley
  Fundamental Baptist Swan Valley Baptist Church
Faith Chapel (Pentecostal)  
  Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  
  Episcopalian Congregation  
 
Land Mass Ownership U.S. Forest Service 40%  
Plum Creek Lumber Co. 35%
  State of Montana 15%
  Private Land 10%

Mileage Distances to Area Cities & Attractions

Miles to: Missoula 50 airline service
Miles to: Bigfork 75  
Miles to: Kalispell 97 airline service
Miles to: Whitefish 110  
Miles to: Glacier National Park 125  
Miles to: Lincoln 58  
Miles to: Helena 102 airline service
Miles to: Great Falls 145 airline service

A Recreational Paradise

Golfing Scenic 18-hole Golf Course
Double Arrow Golf Resort
Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Rafting & Watercrafting The Chain of Lakes, other lakes accessed by USFS, Rivers, & Creeks.
Hiking, Backpacking, Horseback Riding, Photography & Hunting U. S. Forest Service, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Mission Mountain Wilderness, & State Lands.
Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing, Dog Sled Races, Ice Fishing New Nordic Ski Trail System, more than 300 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, & Lakes.

Chamber of Commerce:
Seeley Lake Chamber, P.O. Box 516, Seeley Lake, MT 59868, (406) 677-2880
Newspapers:
Seeley Swan Pathfinder, P.O. Box 702, Seeley Lake, MT 59868, (406) 677-2022
Public Libraries:
Seeley Lake Branch Library, Seeley Swan High School, P.O. Box 416, Seeley Lake, MT 59868, (406) 677-2224
Swan Valley Community Library, Condon, MT 59826, (406) 754-2521
Superintendent of Schools, Kindergarten through 12th Grade:
Missoula High Schools, 215 S. 6th W., Missoula, MT 59801, (406) 728-2400
Seeley Lake Elementary, P.O. Box 840, Seeley Lake, MT 59868, (406) 677-2265
Swan Valley Elementary, HCR 31 Box 2487, Condon, MT 59826, (406) 754-2320

 

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