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Moccasin Butte

Moccasin Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Moccasin Butte rises to 2,191 m in Montana. Three Sisters stands 2,711 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Amphitheatre Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050789, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2191 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.62966, -113.19395

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 5
Parks: 2
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 14.8 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dean Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Holland Falls: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 15.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Moccasin Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersNNE 28°2,711 m11.2 mi
Slategoat MountainENE 71°2,707 m9.4 mi
Silvertip MountainNNW 346°2,699 m11.0 mi
Redhead PeakNNE 31°2,675 m9.4 mi
Twin PeaksSSE 147°2,664 m11.5 mi
Junction MountainSSE 157°2,649 m8.5 mi
Red ButteSE 125°2,614 m4.8 mi
Cliff MountainENE 58°2,611 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3620:4721:35
September equinox07:2018:5219:32
December solstice08:1915:5116:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357937111

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