Nature reserve · Montana
USFWS
USFWS is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 950 m. Button Butte stands 1,372 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Coordinates46.90790, -108.46830
71 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 58
- USFWS: 0.9 mi
- State Trust: 1.9 mi
- BLM: 4.3 mi
- BLM: 5.3 mi
- State Trust: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 5
- Bald Butte: 8.1 mi
- Three Buttes: 9.1 mi
- Button Butte: 12.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 13.9 mi
- Three Buttes: 19.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Milk Springs: 10.3 mi
- Mud Spring: 18.8 mi
- Circle Bar Spring: 20.8 mi
- Big Spring: 21.4 mi
- Breed Spring: 22.2 mi
Parks: 3
- Jim Bartlett Field: 8.4 mi
- George Ore Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
- Grass Range City Park: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USFWS. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Butte | WNW 286° | 1,372 m | 12.1 mi |
| Three Buttes | W 267° | 1,254 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bald Butte | W 273° | 1,236 m | 8.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | E 100° | 1,060 m | 13.9 mi |
| Three Buttes | NW 322° | 1,023 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:25 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:37 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flatwillow 4 ENE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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