Church Butte
Church Butte rises to 2,687 m in Montana. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Salvage Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Church Butte is a 8,816 feet (2,687 m) butte located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.
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Wikidata Q5116563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,687 m
How to reach it
87 named places within 25 miles
- Salvage Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Statuary Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Saint Nicholas: 1.8 mi
- Battlement Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Vigil Peak: 2.7 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 7.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 7.7 mi
- Aster falls: 8.9 mi
- Appistoki Falls: 10.2 mi
- Running Eagle Falls: 10.9 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 19.7 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 21.7 mi
- McCarthyville: 8.4 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 20.8 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 21.4 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 23.8 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 24.1 mi
- Glacier Highline: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Church Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | NNW 334° | 3,091 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rising Wolf Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,899 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Phillips | N 356° | 2,894 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Rockwell | NE 34° | 2,862 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Saint Nicholas | WNW 292° | 2,857 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Pinchot | NNW 335° | 2,836 m | 8.7 mi |
| Flinsch Peak | NNE 15° | 2,809 m | 8.4 mi |
| Eaglehead Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,773 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:50 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 15:48 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Glacier, 14 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 769874 — Church Butte, Flathead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357924975
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 24 mi
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