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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
2214 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89076, -111.63274

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
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 PeaksNE 40°3,428 m13.2 mi
Echo PeakENE 67°3,414 m9.0 mi
Hilgard PeakENE 78°3,409 m8.7 mi
Koch PeakNE 40°3,408 m13.2 mi
Imp PeakNE 52°3,393 m11.2 mi
Dutchman PeakENE 72°3,318 m8.9 mi
Sentinel PeakENE 61°3,295 m11.6 mi
No Man PeakNNE 26°3,285 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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