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Brays Butte

Brays Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Brays Butte rises to 2,241 m in Montana. Hilgard Peak stands 3,409 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrowhead Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015304, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2241 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.60464, -111.63274

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
  • United States Sheep Experiment Station: 3.6 mi
  • Henrys Lake State Park: 12.9 mi
  • Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 14.8 mi
  • Howard Spring Wayside: 17.5 mi
  • Howard Spring Wayside: 17.5 mi
Springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Montana State Rest Area: 20.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Brays Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hilgard PeakNNE 21°3,409 m23.2 mi
Targhee PeakNE 56°3,121 m14.5 mi
Sheep MountainNE 43°3,109 m16.8 mi
Bald PeakENE 59°3,108 m16.3 mi
Black MountainNE 56°3,105 m13.0 mi
Bald PeakENE 59°3,103 m16.3 mi
Mount JeffersonESE 115°3,097 m7.0 mi
Lion MountainNNW 337°3,082 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:39
June solstice05:4220:3121:16
September equinox07:1418:4719:26
December solstice08:0116:0116:50

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141625364553605951382614
Precip in1.31.11.42.12.72.51.21.21.52.11.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeview, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357940847

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