Chimney Butte
Chimney Butte rises to 1,024 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gumbo Butte, a peak 1.1 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1024 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
97 named places within 25 miles
- Gumbo Butte: 1.1 mi
- Goat Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Williamson Butte: 7.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 8.2 mi
- Bird Tail Butte: 9.3 mi
- BLM: 3.6 mi
- BLM: 3.7 mi
- BLM: 4.4 mi
- BLM: 5.0 mi
- State Trust: 6.6 mi
- Nantelle Spring: 19.7 mi
- Hart Spring: 21.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 22.1 mi
- Bow Spring: 24.2 mi
- Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 16.8 mi
- Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chimney Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,103 m | 24.5 mi |
| Big John Butte | NW 304° | 1,804 m | 22.0 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,745 m | 24.5 mi |
| Black Butte | N 353° | 1,679 m | 13.1 mi |
| Murphy Butte | NW 314° | 1,661 m | 17.6 mi |
| Thunder Butte | N 6° | 1,643 m | 13.6 mi |
| Corrigan Mountain | NW 316° | 1,630 m | 13.0 mi |
| Timber Butte | NNW 346° | 1,629 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:32 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:33 | 16:26 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357924852
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