Avalanche Butte
Avalanche Butte rises to 2,344 m in Montana. Mount Baldy stands 2,878 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Needham Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. Kings Hill Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,344 m
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Kings Hill Scenic Byway
66 named places within 25 miles
- Needham Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cayuse Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Bilk Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Hedges Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Middleman Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Shannon Boat Launch: 13.1 mi
- Chalet: 13.8 mi
- Camp Baker: 14.8 mi
- Mahogany Cove Day Use Site: 14.9 mi
- Black Sandy State Park: 19.1 mi
- Fish Hawk Day use Area: 13.8 mi
- Lorelei day use area: 14.2 mi
- Lewis Clark picnic: 14.4 mi
- Lewis and Clark Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Spring Gulch Water Source: 15.1 mi
- Black Sandy Beach: 19.0 mi
- Louisville: 19.8 mi
- Mann Gulch Firefighter Memorial: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Avalanche Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldy | SSE 152° | 2,878 m | 24.6 mi |
| Boulder Baldy | SSE 151° | 2,724 m | 15.8 mi |
| Boulder Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,680 m | 16.0 mi |
| Moors Mountain | NW 308° | 2,432 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,381 m | 11.7 mi |
| Woods Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,296 m | 22.9 mi |
| Middleman Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,283 m | 9.9 mi |
| Candle Mountain | NW 304° | 2,269 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:59 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:37 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:49 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade 20 SSE, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357932648
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