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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. 40 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

40 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2

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 MountainsE1,380 m22.3 mi
Traditional Crows Nest?SE1,353 m22.0 mi
Red HillE1,225 m24.7 mi
Mission ButtesSSW1,195 m18.4 mi
Castle RockE1,173 m13.7 mi
Haystack ButteNNE1,107 m8.1 mi
Eagle ButteE1,081 m7.0 mi
Red HillsNE1,057 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 50–80 °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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