East Butte
East Butte rises to 2,004 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pony, a ghost town 5.0 miles away.
The story
mountain in Madison County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49026864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2004 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Queens Hill: 5.0 mi
- Brownback Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Dead Mountain: 5.5 mi
- London Hills: 6.2 mi
- Dry Lake Mountains: 6.3 mi
- Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 7.7 mi
- Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park: 8.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Expedition Campsite Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- Father De Smet Historical Marker: 10.2 mi
- Parker Homestead State Park: 15.6 mi
- Round Spring: 10.6 mi
- Norris Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Friend Spring: 19.9 mi
- Hidden Spring: 20.7 mi
- Bull Pen Spring: 22.6 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 10.2 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 10.2 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 10.2 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 10.2 mi
- Jefferson Valley Museum: 12.5 mi
- Headwaters Heritage Museum: 21.9 mi
- Headwaters Railroad & Trident Heritage Center: 22.1 mi
- National Museum of Machinery: 17.0 mi
- Three Forks Rodeo Grounds: 21.4 mi
- Madison Buffalo Jump State Monument: 23.1 mi
- Pony: 5.0 mi
- Boulder Creek: 12.1 mi
- Lost Tomahawk: 12.2 mi
- Three Forks Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of East Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | SSW 205° | 3,218 m | 12.2 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | SSW 204° | 3,216 m | 8.5 mi |
| Lakeshore Mountain | SW 223° | 3,179 m | 12.3 mi |
| A P A Mountain | SW 224° | 3,167 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Jackson | SW 221° | 3,165 m | 12.3 mi |
| Lonesome Peak | SSW 198° | 3,148 m | 12.6 mi |
| Noble Peak | SSW 208° | 3,147 m | 12.6 mi |
| Thompson Peak | SSW 197° | 3,147 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:36 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:57 | 16:47 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris Madison PWR House, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357940845
Day trips start here
- Three Forks · 22 mi
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