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Butcher Mountain

Butcher Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Butcher Mountain rises to 2,210 m in Montana. Goat Mountain stands 2,687 m to the south-southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullet Nose Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Powell County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2210 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.46744, -113.26451

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 21.1 mi
  • Seeley Lake Game Preserve: 22.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Holland Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Morrell Falls: 14.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 22.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Butcher Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSSW 202°2,687 m9.7 mi
Twin PeaksE 81°2,664 m9.7 mi
Junction MountainENE 63°2,649 m7.4 mi
Count PeakSW 214°2,639 m11.0 mi
Ptarmigan MountainWSW 252°2,621 m12.6 mi
Red ButteNE 40°2,614 m11.2 mi
Cardinal PeakSW 219°2,610 m7.7 mi
Una MountainWSW 254°2,604 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3720:4621:35
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:1915:5216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533404956646355423122
Precip in2.61.91.41.41.92.31.11.01.22.02.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seeley Lake RS, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 780679 — Butcher Mountain, Powell County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357933578

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