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Middle Butte

Middle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Butte rises to 1,050 m in Montana. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.7 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049797, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1050 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.79278, -108.87516

68 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 53
Parks: 8
Peaks: 3
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West ButteNW 326°1,059 m4.8 mi
East ButteSE 140°1,007 m4.4 mi
Rabbit HillsWSW 245°803 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:28
June solstice05:1320:3321:23
September equinox07:0318:3419:15
December solstice09:0716:2717:22

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133445463696858453120
Precip in0.50.40.51.01.92.91.41.01.10.70.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlem, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 774140 — Middle Butte, Blaine County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357928549

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