Stevensville Relocation Guide

The town of Stevensville, "Where Montana Began," is located approximately 25 miles south of Missoula in Ravallie County in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. It is situated on the east bank of the Bitterroot River at the lower end of a valley that is about 100 miles long and 20 miles wide between the Sapphire Mountains on the east and the Bitterroot Mountains on the west.

The highest peak in the Bitterroot Range is Trapper Peak south of Darby, at 10,157 feet. The ridgeline of the Bitterroot Range is approximately 13 miles west of Stevensville. St. Mary's Peak, directly west of the town, is 9,000 feet tall. U.S. Highway 93 runs the length of the valley and is a major north-south link between Idaho on the south and Canada on the north. Stevensville has a municipal airport, elevation 3,620 feet, with a 3,800-foot hard surface runway, located two miles northeast of town.

The nearest city with a population over 50,000 is Missoula (population 57,053). The nearest city with a population over 200,000 is Seattle, Washington, 571 miles from Missoula. The Bitterroot Valley is located on the extreme western edge of the state, in what is considered the "Banana Belt" of Montana. The town elevation is 3,370 ft. Stevensville is at a latitude of 46.52N. The longitude is -114.092W. Average annual precipitation is 12 inches. Average monthly temperatures range from a low of 16.7 degrees F in January to 83.5 degrees F in August. The growing season averages 120 days in length, from approximately May 15 to September 15. The area was once known for its apple production, and is still home to a number of orchards and truck farms. Farmers markets are held all season long in Stevensville, Hamilton and Missoula.