Editing Ravalli, Montana (section)

==Geography==
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File:Road sign at junction of US Route 93 and Montana Highway 200 at Ravalli, Montana.jpg|Junction of [[U.S. Route 93 in Montana|U.S. Route 93]] and [[Montana Highway 200]] at Ravalli, near the [[CSKT Bison Range]]
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Ravalli is located in southern Lake County at the junction of [[U.S. Route 93 in Montana|U.S. Route 93]] and [[Montana Highway 200]], at the bottom of a big hill near the [[CSKT Bison Range]]. US 93 leads north {{convert|33|mi}} to [[Polson, Montana|Polson]], the Lake [[county seat]], and south {{convert|36|mi}} to [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]]. MT 200 leads west {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Dixon, Montana|Sčilíp]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.42%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_30.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Montana| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=April 21, 2020}}</ref> The community is in the valley of the [[Jocko River (Montana)|Jocko River]], which flows northwest to the [[Flathead River]] at Sčilíp.

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] 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 [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Ravalli has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=682742&cityname=Ravalli%2C+Montana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Ravalli, Montana]</ref>