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Rattlesnake Butte

Rattlesnake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
2049 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.02021, -110.64993

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 57
  • 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
Picnic sites: 16
  • 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
Attractions: 14
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 8
Hot springs: 7
  • 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
Parks: 4
  • Arch Park: 3.0 mi
  • Willow Park: 11.5 mi
  • Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Historical Marker: 21.0 mi
  • Emigrant Gulch Historical Marker: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Electric PeakW 264°3,341 m9.2 mi
Emigrant PeakN 351°3,327 m17.0 mi
Mount WallaceNE 36°3,240 m15.1 mi
Sheep MountainNNW 339°3,189 m6.9 mi
Joseph PeakWSW 250°3,176 m12.2 mi
Monitor PeakN 2°3,168 m9.8 mi
Mount HolmesSW 216°3,149 m17.2 mi
Gray PeakWSW 245°3,139 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5619:35
June solstice05:3720:2821:14
September equinox07:1018:4319:22
December solstice07:5915:5516:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455362706960473425
Precip in0.80.60.90.92.01.91.31.01.21.51.00.8

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357956906

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