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Myrtle Butte

Myrtle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Myrtle Butte rises to 1,588 m in Montana. Big John Butte stands 1,804 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1,588 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.23499, -109.06350

46 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Nature reserves: 3
Parks: 3
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 12.1 mi
  • Harlem Elementary School Park: 24.0 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 24.1 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Myrtle Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big John ButteW1,804 m22.5 mi
Black ButteWSW1,679 m6.0 mi
Murphy ButteW1,661 m16.9 mi
Thunder ButteWSW1,643 m2.9 mi
Corrigan MountainWSW1,630 m14.1 mi
Timber ButteW1,629 m8.2 mi
Suction ButteSW1,619 m3.6 mi
Johnson ButteWSW1,602 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1620:3221:21
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0515:3116:25

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 774537 — Myrtle Butte, Blaine County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357928875

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