Diamond Butte
Diamond Butte rises to 2,255 m in Montana. Scott Peak stands 3,468 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinetop Hill, a peak 3.0 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49024691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,255 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
38 named places within 25 miles
- Pinetop Hill: 3.0 mi
- Knoll: 4.0 mi
- The Thumb: 8.0 mi
- Lima Peaks: 8.9 mi
- Knob Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Lima City Park: 10.0 mi
- Dell Park: 18.2 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- China Point: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Diamond Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Peak | SW 235° | 3,468 m | 24.2 mi |
| Webber Peak | SW 234° | 3,409 m | 24.4 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | WSW 257° | 3,341 m | 10.2 mi |
| Lima Peaks | W 262° | 3,260 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sunset Peak | NNE 33° | 3,215 m | 24.8 mi |
| Heart Mountain | SW 225° | 3,174 m | 23.0 mi |
| Antone Peak | NE 38° | 3,113 m | 19.7 mi |
| Red Conglomerate Peaks | WSW 243° | 3,067 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:34 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:05 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 782350 — Diamond Butte, Beaverhead County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357934372
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