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Hansen Butte

Hansen Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Hansen Butte rises to 1,532 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rieve Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1532 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.18471, -109.15212

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Nature reserves: 29
Parks: 3
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 13.7 mi
  • Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
  • Beaver Creek Park: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hansen Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainW 264°2,103 m23.1 mi
Bowery PeakW 270°1,860 m24.5 mi
Big John ButteW 274°1,804 m18.4 mi
Moses MountainW 271°1,745 m21.8 mi
Black ButteNW 318°1,679 m2.6 mi
Murphy ButteW 276°1,661 m12.7 mi
Thunder ButteNNE 27°1,643 m2.8 mi
Corrigan MountainW 259°1,630 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1720:3221:21
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0515:3216:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357926959

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