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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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. 39 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
1355 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.86527, -106.96838

39 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 14
Parks: 5
  • 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
Springs: 3
  • Muddy Springs: 24.6 mi
  • Muddy Springs: 24.6 mi
  • Muddy Springs: 24.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Schoolhouse History & Art Center: 16.4 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sarpy MountainsS 183°1,380 m15.2 mi
Chalky PointSSE 164°1,356 m10.1 mi
Charlie Black ButteESE 122°1,302 m23.8 mi
Red HillS 175°1,225 m17.0 mi
Castle RockSSW 213°1,173 m17.0 mi
Painted HillSSE 161°1,147 m18.5 mi
Whiskey ButteNW 314°1,112 m17.2 mi
Haystack ButteWSW 256°1,107 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:20
June solstice05:1820:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2819:07
December solstice07:4715:3616:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212534435362706958453223
Precip in0.60.60.91.62.62.41.50.91.41.40.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hysham 25 SSE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357929753

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