Rattlesnake Butte
Rattlesnake Butte rises to 2,049 m in Montana. Electric Peak stands 3,341 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Pen Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Park County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,049 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Pen Peak: 0.8 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mount Everts: 3.2 mi
- Crevice Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Palette Spring: 4.3 mi
- New Blue Spring: 4.5 mi
- Cupid Spring: 4.6 mi
- Canary Spring: 4.6 mi
- Dryad Springs: 4.6 mi
- 45th Parallel Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Albright Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Mammoth Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 2.8 mi
- Roosevelt Arch: 2.9 mi
- Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces: 4.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.0 mi
- Osprey Falls: 6.5 mi
- Undine Falls: 5.3 mi
- Wraith Falls: 5.9 mi
- Rustic Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Tower Fall: 15.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 8.8 mi
- Rigler Bluffs: 10.3 mi
- Dick Randall Point: 10.7 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Bijah Springs: 18.3 mi
- Roadside Spring East (MNCNN031): 18.8 mi
- Roadside Spring West (MNCNN030): 18.8 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 18.8 mi
- Frying Pan Bowl: 18.9 mi
- Arch Park: 3.0 mi
- Willow Park: 11.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 19.6 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 20.5 mi
- Aldridge: 6.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Rattlesnake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Peak | W 264° | 3,341 m | 9.2 mi |
| Emigrant Peak | N 351° | 3,327 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Wallace | NE 36° | 3,240 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 339° | 3,189 m | 6.9 mi |
| Joseph Peak | WSW 250° | 3,176 m | 12.2 mi |
| Monitor Peak | N 2° | 3,168 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Holmes | SW 216° | 3,149 m | 17.2 mi |
| Gray Peak | WSW 245° | 3,139 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:28 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:55 | 16:44 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gardiner, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357956906
Day trips start here
- Gardiner · 3 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 28 mi
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