Red Butte
Red Butte rises to 1,355 m in Montana. Sarpy Mountains stands 1,380 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Big Horn County, Montana, United States.
Wikidata Q49067079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,355 m
How to reach it
24 named places within 25 miles
- Chalky Point: 10.1 mi
- Red Hills: 14.4 mi
- Sarpy Mountains: 15.2 mi
- Red Hill: 17.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 17.0 mi
- Stillwater Ballfield Complex: 16.3 mi
- Cherry Street Plaza: 16.4 mi
- Firemans Park: 16.4 mi
- South Park: 16.7 mi
- Stillwater Park: 16.9 mi
- BLM: 0.4 mi
- State Trust: 8.2 mi
- Schoolhouse History & Art Center: 16.4 mi
- Muddy Springs: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpy Mountains | S 183° | 1,380 m | 15.2 mi |
| Chalky Point | SSE 164° | 1,356 m | 10.1 mi |
| Charlie Black Butte | ESE 122° | 1,302 m | 23.8 mi |
| Red Hill | S 175° | 1,225 m | 17.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSW 213° | 1,173 m | 17.0 mi |
| Painted Hill | SSE 161° | 1,147 m | 18.5 mi |
| Whiskey Butte | NW 314° | 1,112 m | 17.2 mi |
| Haystack Butte | WSW 256° | 1,107 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:36 | 16:26 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hysham 25 SSE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357929753
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