Lion Butte
Lion Butte rises to 1,047 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,047 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
64 named places within 25 miles
- Black Butte: 7.6 mi
- Saddle Rock: 8.0 mi
- Goat Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Williamson Butte: 8.8 mi
- Echo Butte: 10.6 mi
- Hart Spring: 15.3 mi
- Bow Spring: 19.5 mi
- Linder Spring: 21.2 mi
- Lewis Spring: 22.7 mi
- Nelson Springs: 23.2 mi
- BLM: 0.7 mi
- State Trust: 8.7 mi
- Sturgeon Island: 12.8 mi
- Judith Landing Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
- Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 24.2 mi
- Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 15.7 mi
- Winifred Museum: 23.2 mi
- The Wall: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lion Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | NW 319° | 2,103 m | 23.3 mi |
| Wellen Peak | NW 315° | 1,930 m | 24.7 mi |
| Big John Butte | NNW 334° | 1,804 m | 23.8 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NW 326° | 1,745 m | 24.7 mi |
| Murphy Butte | NNW 347° | 1,661 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sawmill Butte | NW 306° | 1,647 m | 24.1 mi |
| Thunder Butte | NNE 22° | 1,643 m | 24.4 mi |
| Corrigan Mountain | N 356° | 1,630 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:49 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:32 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 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 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winifred, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357957777
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