Island Butte
Island Butte rises to 2,500 m in Montana. Scott Peak stands 3,468 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sourdough Peak, a peak 5.3 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,500 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
43 named places within 25 miles
- Sourdough Peak: 5.3 mi
- Grassy Top: 5.3 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Graphite Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Ellis Peak: 9.5 mi
- Dell Park: 15.2 mi
- Lima City Park: 18.7 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Island Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Peak | SSE 158° | 3,468 m | 19.3 mi |
| Webber Peak | SSE 158° | 3,409 m | 20.0 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | S 187° | 3,347 m | 11.5 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,341 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SW 226° | 3,311 m | 22.0 mi |
| Italian Peak | SSE 163° | 3,290 m | 18.3 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | W 261° | 3,280 m | 6.0 mi |
| Portland Mountain | WSW 239° | 3,280 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:37 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:07 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357935987
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