Haystack Butte
Haystack Butte rises to 2,282 m in Montana. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Weeping Wall, a attraction 0.5 miles away.
The story
mountain in the state of Montana
Wikidata Q49035531, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2282 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Gould: 1.0 mi
- Bishops Cap: 1.2 mi
- Pollock Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Angel Wing: 1.9 mi
- Mount Oberlin: 2.0 mi
- Haystack Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Morning Eagle Falls: 1.6 mi
- Salamander Falls: 1.6 mi
- Feather Plume Falls: 1.8 mi
- Bird Woman Falls: 1.9 mi
- Glacier Wall: 3.2 mi
- Grinnell Point: 4.4 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 5.3 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 14.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 14.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 0.5 mi
- Weeping Wall: 1.3 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 3.2 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 21.1 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 21.4 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 9.7 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Haystack Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | S 177° | 3,064 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Merritt | NNW 345° | 3,054 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | E 95° | 3,052 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | E 91° | 2,992 m | 4.3 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | ESE 124° | 2,939 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | NNW 343° | 2,913 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Gould | NE 50° | 2,911 m | 1.0 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | SSE 164° | 2,909 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 15:47 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 14 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357927062
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 5 mi
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