Skip to content

Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Black Butte rises to 2,013 m in Montana. Mount Baldy stands 2,878 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away. Kings Hill Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Broadwater County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013178, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2013 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.29410, -111.20384

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Nature reserves: 12
Parks: 11
  • Connors Field: 14.6 mi
  • McCarthy Park: 14.7 mi
  • Holloway Park: 14.8 mi
  • Memorial VeteranPark: 15.0 mi
  • Heritage Park: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Edgewater Farms: 13.3 mi
  • Townsend Fairgrounds: 13.3 mi
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Elkhorn Spring: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BaldyNNW 348°2,878 m10.3 mi
Mount EdithN 5°2,877 m9.5 mi
Boulder BaldyNNW 342°2,724 m19.0 mi
Boulder MountainNNW 338°2,680 m18.6 mi
Elk PeakENE 63°2,607 m24.1 mi
Wapiti PeakENE 61°2,599 m24.5 mi
Blacktail MountainSSE 161°2,551 m19.3 mi
Willow PeakENE 60°2,550 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5819:37
June solstice05:3420:3421:21
September equinox07:1218:4519:24
December solstice08:0615:5116:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837455360686657453324
Precip in0.30.30.40.91.82.51.21.10.80.60.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 3SE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357933190

More peaks in Montana

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Black Butte.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens