Piney Butte
Piney Butte rises to 1,038 m in Montana. Big Hill stands 1,206 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Lady Rock, a peak 1.4 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,038 m
How to reach it
27 named places within 25 miles
- Stone Lady Rock: 1.4 mi
- Roosevelt Rock: 2.5 mi
- Wilder Butte: 5.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 6.1 mi
- Red Hill: 8.5 mi
- Medicine Rocks State Park: 2.5 mi
- Ekalaka City Park: 9.4 mi
- Perso Park: 9.5 mi
- Opechee Park: 10.6 mi
- BLM: 1.4 mi
- State Trust: 4.2 mi
- Carter County Museum: 9.4 mi
- Carter County Fairgrounds: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Piney Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | SW 217° | 1,206 m | 16.8 mi |
| Newberry Knob | SSW 206° | 1,122 m | 17.9 mi |
| Wilder Butte | SW 216° | 1,087 m | 5.1 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 160° | 1,085 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bearhorn Butte | NNE 23° | 1,083 m | 13.8 mi |
| Dutchmans Hill | SE 125° | 1,080 m | 10.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SE 127° | 1,069 m | 6.1 mi |
| Seven-up Butte | N 355° | 1,053 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:07 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:26 | 16:16 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ekalaka, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357955286
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