Peak · Montana
Bird Tail Butte
Bird Tail Butte rises to 1,342 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,342 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.14138, -109.25573
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Scotty Butte: 3.5 mi
- Taylor Butte: 4.5 mi
- Corrigan Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Johnson Butte: 5.0 mi
- Hansen Butte: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- BLM: 2.3 mi
- State Trust: 5.0 mi
- Sturgeon Island: 25.0 mi
Parks: 3
- Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 16.5 mi
- Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 18.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Bird Tail Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | W 272° | 2,103 m | 18.2 mi |
| Wellen Peak | W 271° | 1,930 m | 20.4 mi |
| Little Joe Butte | W 273° | 1,918 m | 21.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 273° | 1,904 m | 20.5 mi |
| Elk Peak | W 273° | 1,880 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bowery Peak | W 278° | 1,860 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bailey Peak | W 279° | 1,837 m | 21.8 mi |
| Big John Butte | WNW 287° | 1,804 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:49 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:33 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:32 | 16:26 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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