Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 967 m in Montana. Corrigan Mountain stands 1,630 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 4.1 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 9.4 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Blaine County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 967 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
57 named places within 25 miles
- Lion Butte: 7.6 mi
- Woodhawk Hill: 9.0 mi
- White Horse Butte: 10.0 mi
- Reppe Butte: 11.0 mi
- Gumbo Butte: 11.7 mi
- Hart Spring: 9.0 mi
- Bow Spring: 12.7 mi
- Linder Spring: 15.0 mi
- Lewis Spring: 16.0 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 18.0 mi
- State Trust: 4.1 mi
- Sturgeon Island: 5.3 mi
- BLM: 6.8 mi
- Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 8.2 mi
- Winifred Museum: 21.6 mi
- Judith Landing Recreation Area: 22.0 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrigan Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,630 m | 23.3 mi |
| Suction Butte | N 8° | 1,619 m | 24.4 mi |
| Johnson Butte | N 360° | 1,602 m | 24.2 mi |
| Eagle Child Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,587 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NNW 326° | 1,578 m | 18.7 mi |
| Rieve Butte | N 5° | 1,565 m | 23.6 mi |
| Indian Peak | E 79° | 1,553 m | 24.9 mi |
| Hansen Butte | N 3° | 1,532 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:49 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:31 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 15:34 | 16:27 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winifred, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924096
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