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Gold Butte

Gold Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Gold Butte rises to 2,214 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Montana State Rest Area, a rest area 2.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49032038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,214 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89076, -111.63274

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Montana State Rest Area: 2.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Gold Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor PeaksNE3,428 m13.2 mi
Echo PeakENE3,414 m9.0 mi
Hilgard PeakENE3,409 m8.7 mi
Koch PeakNE3,408 m13.2 mi
Imp PeakNE3,393 m11.2 mi
Dutchman PeakENE3,318 m8.9 mi
Sentinel PeakENE3,295 m11.6 mi
No Man PeakNNE3,285 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:39
June solstice05:4120:3221:17
September equinox07:1418:4719:26
December solstice08:0216:0016:49

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131726354554626152392614
Precip in3.12.82.22.33.13.01.61.41.62.12.53.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hebgen DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 784037 — Gold Butte, Madison County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357935147

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