Mission Buttes
Mission Buttes rises to 1,195 m in Montana. War Man Mountain stands 1,578 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Benchland, a peak 11 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Big Horn County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49050651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1195 m
How to reach it
42 named places within 25 miles
- Benchland: 11.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 12.2 mi
- Weir Hill: 12.9 mi
- Battle Ridge: 13.0 mi
- Wooden Leg Hill: 13.0 mi
- Garryowen Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
- Apsaalooke Veterans Park: 13.0 mi
- Crow Fair Pow Wow: 13.3 mi
- Apsaalooke Code Talkers Park: 13.5 mi
- Fort C F Smith Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier & Peace Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Native American Memorial: 12.9 mi
- 7th Cavalry horse cemetery: 12.9 mi
- Fort Smith: 16.4 mi
- Big Horn County Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mission Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Man Mountain | SW 223° | 1,578 m | 18.8 mi |
| Shortys Hill | ESE 115° | 1,561 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cooper Ridge | SW 233° | 1,524 m | 22.7 mi |
| Grapevine Dome | WSW 252° | 1,367 m | 23.1 mi |
| Traditional Crows Nest? | E 90° | 1,353 m | 23.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | S 189° | 1,282 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chalk Butte | SE 138° | 1,137 m | 23.2 mi |
| Eagle Butte | NE 44° | 1,081 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowtail DAM, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357928621
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