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Dougherty Butte

Dougherty Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Dougherty Butte rises to 2,042 m in Montana. Lakeshore Mountain stands 3,179 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2042 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.66243, -112.49835

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Jefferson Valley Historical Marker: 9.5 mi
  • Jessen Park: 11.3 mi
  • Twin Bridges City Park: 11.4 mi
  • Riverside Park: 11.5 mi
  • Brownes Bridge Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
Springs: 11
  • Bull Pen Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Muller Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Garrison Spring: 12.1 mi
Museums: 9
Hot springs: 5
  • Biltmore Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 20.0 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 20.0 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 20.0 mi
  • Renova Hotspring: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Montana Tech: 24.3 mi
  • Bob Green: 24.3 mi
  • Bob Green: 24.3 mi
  • Orediggers: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Boulder Creek: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Dougherty Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lakeshore MountainESE 104°3,179 m19.3 mi
A P A MountainESE 105°3,167 m18.8 mi
Mount JacksonESE 104°3,165 m19.7 mi
Table MountainNNE 18°3,113 m5.8 mi
Spuhler PeakESE 108°3,113 m21.0 mi
Red MountainN 10°3,055 m5.8 mi
Sunrise PeakESE 107°3,025 m20.5 mi
Manhead MountainE 89°3,024 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0319:43
June solstice05:4120:3821:24
September equinox07:1818:5019:29
December solstice08:0815:5916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736435159656355443223
Precip in0.20.20.40.81.72.20.90.80.90.70.30.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 782507 — Dougherty Butte, Madison County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357934469

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