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Lookout Butte

Lookout Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Lookout Butte rises to 1,480 m in Montana. Big John Butte stands 1,804 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Belcher Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1480 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.15832, -109.09823

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Nature reserves: 31
Parks: 1
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 16.1 mi
Springs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big John ButteW 279°1,804 m21.0 mi
Moses MountainW 275°1,745 m24.3 mi
Black ButteNW 312°1,679 m5.7 mi
Murphy ButteWNW 281°1,661 m15.5 mi
Thunder ButteNNW 345°1,643 m4.5 mi
Corrigan MountainW 271°1,630 m11.6 mi
Timber ButteNW 316°1,629 m9.3 mi
Suction ButteN 350°1,619 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1720:3221:21
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0515:3216:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 805619 — Lookout Butte, Blaine County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357957826

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