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Rattlesnake Butte

Rattlesnake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Butte rises to 1,255 m in Montana. Big John Butte stands 1,804 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1255 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.13666, -109.09323

81 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Nature reserves: 30
Parks: 1
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 17.6 mi
Springs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big John ButteWNW 282°1,804 m21.5 mi
Moses MountainW 279°1,745 m24.8 mi
Black ButteNW 320°1,679 m6.9 mi
Murphy ButteWNW 287°1,661 m16.0 mi
Thunder ButteNNW 346°1,643 m6.0 mi
Corrigan MountainW 278°1,630 m11.9 mi
Timber ButteNW 321°1,629 m10.6 mi
Suction ButteN 351°1,619 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1720:3221:21
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0515:3216:26

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 775576 — Rattlesnake Butte, Blaine County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357929680

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