Gallagher Butte
Gallagher Butte rises to 2,503 m in Montana. Maiden Peak stands 3,115 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallagher Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,503 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
53 named places within 25 miles
- Gallagher Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Retort Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Jim Brown Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Dry Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mooney Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Barretts Station Park: 7.5 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 9.0 mi
- Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 13.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 13.8 mi
- Museum and Depot Park: 13.8 mi
- "M": 13.9 mi
- Church: 16.9 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 17.0 mi
- Hotel Meade: 17.1 mi
- School & Masonic Lodge: 17.1 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 13.9 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 15.1 mi
- Mill Point: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gallagher Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Peak | WSW 237° | 3,115 m | 24.2 mi |
| Ellis Peak | SW 217° | 2,953 m | 23.7 mi |
| Dixon Mountain | S 187° | 2,926 m | 22.7 mi |
| Da-ek Dow Go-et Mountain | WSW 247° | 2,915 m | 22.9 mi |
| Blacktail Mountains | ESE 112° | 2,883 m | 6.8 mi |
| Graphite Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,867 m | 23.2 mi |
| Medicine Lodge Peak | SW 226° | 2,761 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gallagher Mountain | SW 225° | 2,585 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:37 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:04 | 16:53 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon U OF Montana Western, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357926583
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