Busby Butte
Busby Butte rises to 1,379 m in Montana. Shortys Hill stands 1,561 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Chief Two Moons Historical Monument, a historic site 4.4 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,379 m
How to reach it
49 named places within 25 miles
- Painted Hill: 7.8 mi
- Cook Creek Butte: 8.5 mi
- Red Hill: 8.8 mi
- Sarpy Mountains: 11.3 mi
- Horn Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Muddy Springs: 6.7 mi
- B Heart Spring: 12.6 mi
- Black Eagle Spring: 13.4 mi
- Rondeau Spring: 13.8 mi
- Elliot Spring: 15.0 mi
- BLM: 13.3 mi
- State Trust: 16.1 mi
- MT FWP: 19.8 mi
- Kenneth Beartusk Memorial Powwow Grounds: 13.6 mi
- Rosebud Battlefield State Park: 19.6 mi
- Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 24.2 mi
- Buffalo Jump: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Busby Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortys Hill | SW 226° | 1,561 m | 20.1 mi |
| Horn Mountain | S 182° | 1,435 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sarpy Mountains | NNW 332° | 1,380 m | 11.3 mi |
| Eagle Nest Peak | SSW 197° | 1,377 m | 20.9 mi |
| Buffalo Jump | SSW 194° | 1,376 m | 19.4 mi |
| Half Moon Hill | S 188° | 1,374 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cook Creek Butte | ESE 123° | 1,368 m | 8.5 mi |
| Chalky Point | N 354° | 1,356 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:15 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:38 | 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 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Busby, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 769429 — Busby Butte, Big Horn County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357924500
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