Rattlesnake Butte
Rattlesnake Butte rises to 1,282 m in Montana. Fisher Mountain stands 2,250 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is War Man Mountain, a peak 11 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066680, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,282 m
How to reach it
41 named places within 25 miles
- War Man Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Mission Buttes: 12.2 mi
- Point Lookout: 15.3 mi
- Cooper Ridge: 16.4 mi
- Eagle Point: 16.7 mi
- White Arm Park: 15.1 mi
- Deer Park: 21.7 mi
- Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture: 22.9 mi
- Apsaalooke Veterans Park: 24.2 mi
- Crow Fair Pow Wow: 24.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 19.4 mi
- Red Spring: 21.7 mi
- Hidden Spring: 23.8 mi
- Crater Spring: 23.9 mi
- Bear Spring: 24.3 mi
- Fort Smith: 12.0 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier & Peace Memorial: 21.2 mi
- 7th Cavalry horse cemetery: 23.5 mi
- Native American Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Seven Rams Landing: 24.8 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Mountain | S 182° | 2,250 m | 21.0 mi |
| Point Lookout | SW 224° | 2,209 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Mesa | S 185° | 1,761 m | 18.3 mi |
| War Man Mountain | W 261° | 1,578 m | 11.2 mi |
| Shortys Hill | E 86° | 1,561 m | 24.1 mi |
| Eagle Point | S 171° | 1,527 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cooper Ridge | W 264° | 1,524 m | 16.4 mi |
| Black Gulch Point | SSE 161° | 1,494 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:42 | 16:31 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowtail DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 775568 — Rattlesnake Butte, Big Horn County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357929641
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