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Murphy Butte

Murphy Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
1,661 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.20221, -109.42713

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 3
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 18.9 miles of Murphy Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainWSW2,103 m10.9 mi
Wellen PeakWSW1,930 m13.1 mi
Little Joe ButteWSW1,918 m13.6 mi
Black MountainWSW1,904 m13.0 mi
Elk PeakWSW1,880 m12.9 mi
Bowery PeakW1,860 m11.9 mi
Bailey PeakW1,837 m13.7 mi
Big John ButteW1,804 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:4919:31
June solstice05:1820:3321:23
September equinox07:0518:3619:17
December solstice08:0615:3316:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

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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