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Church Butte

Church Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5116563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2687 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.38163, -113.51371

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 22
  • 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
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Belton Stage Park: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Glacier Highline: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Church Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonNNW 334°3,091 m10.2 mi
Rising Wolf MountainNNE 29°2,899 m9.1 mi
Mount PhillipsN 356°2,894 m6.7 mi
Mount RockwellNE 34°2,862 m5.1 mi
Mount Saint NicholasWNW 292°2,857 m1.8 mi
Mount PinchotNNW 335°2,836 m8.7 mi
2825NE 35°2,825 m9.8 mi
Flinsch PeakNNE 15°2,809 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3320:5021:40
September equinox07:2118:5319:34
December solstice08:2415:4816:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222228364553605951402922
Precip in3.12.62.62.22.94.01.51.52.22.52.82.6

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

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