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Johnson Butte

Johnson Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Johnson Butte rises to 1,602 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hansen Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1602 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.19277, -109.18073

92 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Nature reserves: 31
Parks: 3
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 12.9 mi
  • Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
  • Beaver Creek Park: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainW 262°2,103 m21.9 mi
Wellen PeakW 263°1,930 m24.0 mi
Little Joe ButteW 264°1,918 m24.7 mi
Black MountainW 265°1,904 m24.1 mi
Elk PeakW 264°1,880 m24.0 mi
Bowery PeakW 268°1,860 m23.2 mi
Big John ButteW 272°1,804 m17.0 mi
Moses MountainW 269°1,745 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:30
June solstice05:1720:3221:22
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0515:3216:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357927589

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