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Lone Butte

Lone Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Lone Butte rises to 2,522 m in Montana. Three Sisters stands 2,711 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Helen Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49046010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,522 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.73272, -113.22701

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dean Falls: 10.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 12.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Lone Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersENE2,711 m7.3 mi
Slategoat MountainESE2,707 m11.2 mi
Silvertip MountainNNW2,699 m3.7 mi
Pentagon MountainNNE2,698 m14.3 mi
Redhead PeakE2,675 m6.4 mi
Red ButteSSE2,614 m11.2 mi
Cliff MountainSE2,611 m6.9 mi
Sphinx PeakSSE2,591 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3520:4721:36
September equinox07:2018:5219:33
December solstice08:2015:5116:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357936581

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