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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. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1,679 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.21305, -109.19045

64 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Nature reserves: 3
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 MountainWSW2,103 m21.7 mi
Wellen PeakW1,930 m23.8 mi
Little Joe ButteW1,918 m24.4 mi
Black MountainW1,904 m23.8 mi
Elk PeakW1,880 m23.7 mi
Bowery PeakW1,860 m22.8 mi
Bailey PeakW1,837 m24.6 mi
Big John ButteW1,804 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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