Peak · Montana
Murphy Butte
Murphy Butte rises to 1,661 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Corrigan Mountain, a peak 4.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1661 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.20221, -109.42713
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Corrigan Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Barber Butte: 5.2 mi
- Big John Butte: 5.7 mi
- Lloyd Butte: 6.7 mi
- Mans Head Rock: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- State Trust: 9.0 mi
- State Trust: 9.5 mi
- BLM: 10.8 mi
- BLM: 10.9 mi
- State Trust: 11.4 mi
Parks: 3
- Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Beaver Creek Park: 13.0 mi
- Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Murphy Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,103 m | 10.9 mi |
| Wellen Peak | WSW 253° | 1,930 m | 13.1 mi |
| Little Joe Butte | WSW 257° | 1,918 m | 13.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,904 m | 13.0 mi |
| Elk Peak | WSW 255° | 1,880 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bowery Peak | W 263° | 1,860 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bailey Peak | W 266° | 1,837 m | 13.7 mi |
| Big John Butte | W 270° | 1,804 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:49 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:33 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:33 | 16:27 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 774505 — Murphy Butte, Blaine County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357928864
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