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Haystack Butte

Haystack Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Butte rises to 976 m in Montana. Sarpy Mountains stands 1,380 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Abbots Urn, a peak 1.7 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035514, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
976 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.68137, -107.44424

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Parks: 11
Nature reserves: 6
Historic sites: 3

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sarpy MountainsE 96°1,380 m22.3 mi
Traditional Crows Nest?SE 138°1,353 m22.0 mi
Red HillE 100°1,225 m24.7 mi
Mission ButtesSSW 209°1,195 m18.4 mi
Castle RockE 96°1,173 m13.7 mi
Haystack ButteNNE 20°1,107 m8.1 mi
Eagle ButteE 86°1,081 m7.0 mi
Red HillsNE 37°1,057 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4319:22
June solstice05:2120:1821:04
September equinox06:5718:3019:09
December solstice07:4815:3916:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242838475665737262483526
Precip in0.50.60.91.52.51.91.30.91.41.40.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hardin, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357964946

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