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Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Black Butte rises to 1,679 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1679 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.21305, -109.19045

97 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Nature reserves: 34
Parks: 3
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 11.5 mi
  • Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 21.4 mi
  • Beaver Creek Park: 22.6 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
Baldy MountainWSW 258°2,103 m21.7 mi
Wellen PeakW 259°1,930 m23.8 mi
Little Joe ButteW 261°1,918 m24.4 mi
Black MountainW 261°1,904 m23.8 mi
Elk PeakW 260°1,880 m23.7 mi
Bowery PeakW 265°1,860 m22.8 mi
Bailey PeakW 266°1,837 m24.6 mi
Big John ButteW 268°1,804 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:30
June solstice05:1720:3321:22
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0615:3216:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357924102

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