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Mission Buttes

Mission Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.44941, -107.63093

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Parks: 12
  • 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
Historic sites: 4

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
War Man MountainSW 223°1,578 m18.8 mi
Shortys HillESE 115°1,561 m24.5 mi
Cooper RidgeSW 233°1,524 m22.7 mi
Grapevine DomeWSW 252°1,367 m23.1 mi
Traditional Crows Nest?E 90°1,353 m23.8 mi
Rattlesnake ButteS 189°1,282 m12.2 mi
Chalk ButteSE 138°1,137 m23.2 mi
Eagle ButteNE 44°1,081 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2320:1821:03
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4815:4116:31

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139475666747262493830
Precip in0.70.81.21.92.62.31.20.81.72.00.80.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357928621

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