Peak · Montana
Index Butte
Index Butte rises to 1,355 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Stone Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,355 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.05110, -109.48769
- 28.4 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Blue Stone Peak: 0.7 mi
- Elkhorn Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Echo Butte: 5.3 mi
- Haystack Butte: 5.3 mi
Parks: 3
- Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 19.4 mi
- Judith Landing Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- BLM: 1.4 mi
- State Trust: 4.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Index Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | NW 312° | 2,103 m | 10.1 mi |
| Wellen Peak | NW 304° | 1,930 m | 11.7 mi |
| Little Joe Butte | NW 305° | 1,918 m | 12.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 307° | 1,904 m | 12.3 mi |
| Elk Peak | NW 306° | 1,880 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bowery Peak | NW 315° | 1,860 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bailey Peak | NW 311° | 1,837 m | 14.4 mi |
| Big John Butte | NNW 345° | 1,804 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:50 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:33 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:34 | 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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 772676 — Index Butte, Blaine County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357927389
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