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Iron Butte

Iron Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Butte rises to 1,433 m in Montana. Big John Butte stands 1,804 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Miles Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1433 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.26027, -109.08100

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Nature reserves: 34
Parks: 9
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 10.2 mi
  • Vision Quest Historical Marker: 21.4 mi
  • Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 21.4 mi
  • Harlem Elementary School Park: 23.0 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 23.1 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iron Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big John ButteW 260°1,804 m22.0 mi
Black ButteWSW 237°1,679 m6.0 mi
Murphy ButteWSW 256°1,661 m16.4 mi
Thunder ButteSW 216°1,643 m3.4 mi
Corrigan MountainWSW 241°1,630 m14.2 mi
Timber ButteW 267°1,629 m7.3 mi
Suction ButteSSW 194°1,619 m4.9 mi
Johnson ButteSW 225°1,602 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1620:3221:21
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0515:3116:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 772723 — Iron Butte, Blaine County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357927498

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