Lava Butte
Lava Butte rises to 2,402 m in Montana. Taylor Peaks stands 3,428 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043673, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,402 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Butte: 1.5 mi
- King Butte: 1.6 mi
- Crown Butte: 1.8 mi
- Big Horn Peak: 2.9 mi
- Sunshine Point: 3.9 mi
- Gallatin Game Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Gallatin State Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Golden Stone Park - South: 17.2 mi
- Golden Stone Park - North: 17.3 mi
- Red Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 15.2 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- Dick Randall Point: 16.5 mi
- Point of Rocks: 17.8 mi
- Corey Spring: 17.6 mi
- Orange Spring Mound: 20.0 mi
- Cupid Spring: 20.3 mi
- New Blue Spring: 20.3 mi
- Palette Spring: 20.3 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Sheepeater Cliff Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Yellowstone Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 19.4 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 19.6 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 20.3 mi
- Osprey Falls: 22.5 mi
- Rustic Falls: 20.4 mi
- Undine Falls: 24.0 mi
- Aldridge: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Lava Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Peaks | W 266° | 3,428 m | 17.3 mi |
| Koch Peak | W 266° | 3,408 m | 17.3 mi |
| Electric Peak | ESE 104° | 3,341 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | WSW 251° | 3,295 m | 16.6 mi |
| Woodward Mountain | WSW 259° | 3,246 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sage Peak | SW 219° | 3,189 m | 10.9 mi |
| Joseph Peak | ESE 121° | 3,176 m | 12.6 mi |
| Redstreak Peak | SSW 209° | 3,151 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:58 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:30 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:57 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hebgen DAM, 17 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357956765
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 19 mi
- West Yellowstone · 27 mi
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