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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. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1588 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.23499, -109.06350

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Nature reserves: 28
Parks: 5
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 12.1 mi
  • Vision Quest Historical Marker: 22.2 mi
  • Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 22.2 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 ButteW 264°1,804 m22.5 mi
Black ButteWSW 256°1,679 m6.0 mi
Murphy ButteW 262°1,661 m16.9 mi
Thunder ButteWSW 251°1,643 m2.9 mi
Corrigan MountainWSW 249°1,630 m14.1 mi
Timber ButteW 280°1,629 m8.2 mi
Suction ButteSW 214°1,619 m3.6 mi
Johnson ButteWSW 242°1,602 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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