Haystack Butte
Haystack Butte rises to 1,107 m in Montana. Sarpy Mountains stands 1,380 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gracy Butte, a peak 5.0 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Big Horn County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49035516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1107 m
How to reach it
53 named places within 25 miles
- Gracy Butte: 5.0 mi
- Abbots Urn: 6.5 mi
- Hive Butte: 6.8 mi
- Red Hills: 7.0 mi
- Haystack Butte: 8.1 mi
- Arapooish Recreation Park: 9.1 mi
- Grant Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Big Horn County Softball Fields: 11.5 mi
- Fairgrounds: 11.6 mi
- Custer City Park: 11.6 mi
- State Trust: 10.2 mi
- State Trust: 15.5 mi
- State Trust: 16.0 mi
- BLM: 19.4 mi
- State Trust: 19.6 mi
- Native American Memorial: 15.3 mi
- 7th Cavalry horse cemetery: 15.4 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier & Peace Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Big Horn County Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Waco: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Haystack Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpy Mountains | ESE 117° | 1,380 m | 21.8 mi |
| Chalky Point | E 101° | 1,356 m | 23.5 mi |
| Red Butte | ENE 76° | 1,355 m | 20.8 mi |
| Red Hill | ESE 119° | 1,225 m | 24.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | SE 130° | 1,173 m | 14.2 mi |
| Whiskey Butte | NNE 24° | 1,112 m | 18.8 mi |
| Eagle Butte | SSE 149° | 1,081 m | 8.2 mi |
| Red Hills | NE 56° | 1,057 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:38 | 16:28 |
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 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hardin, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357964954
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