Haystack Butte
Haystack Butte rises to 1,001 m in Montana. Greasy Hill stands 1,238 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddle Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Carter County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,001 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Saddle Butte: 0.6 mi
- Pocochichee Butte: 1.1 mi
- Hackett Butte: 5.0 mi
- Buffalo Butte: 5.1 mi
- Shipley Butte: 6.1 mi
- State Trust: 1.8 mi
- BLM: 4.3 mi
- Selway Spring: 15.1 mi
- Church Spring: 16.0 mi
- Powder River Historical Museum & Macs Museum: 22.2 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 22.2 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 22.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greasy Hill | SSE 158° | 1,238 m | 20.1 mi |
| Wolf Point | SE 145° | 1,198 m | 20.4 mi |
| Dead Horse Point | SE 135° | 1,183 m | 22.5 mi |
| Tip Top Butte | SE 138° | 1,182 m | 18.7 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SE 131° | 1,143 m | 18.4 mi |
| Dry Creek Butte | SW 217° | 1,132 m | 20.0 mi |
| Newberry Knob | NE 34° | 1,122 m | 24.3 mi |
| East Fork Buttes | SW 230° | 1,119 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:07 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:30 | 16:20 |
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 | 27 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Broadus, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 799614 — Haystack Butte, Carter County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357955533
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