Red Butte
Red Butte rises to 1,972 m in Montana. Eighteenmile Peak stands 3,347 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dell Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Beavehead County, Montana, United States; Geonames ID = 5673311.
Wikidata Q49067074, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,972 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 32.4 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
43 named places within 25 miles
- Dixon Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Timber Butte: 7.0 mi
- Monument Hill: 10.9 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 12.3 mi
- Graphite Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Dell Park: 1.2 mi
- Lima City Park: 7.6 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 20.9 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 7.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighteenmile Peak | SW 219° | 3,347 m | 24.9 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | S 169° | 3,341 m | 14.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WSW 247° | 3,280 m | 22.1 mi |
| Lima Peaks | SSE 164° | 3,260 m | 13.6 mi |
| Maiden Peak | WNW 288° | 3,115 m | 23.1 mi |
| Antone Peak | E 81° | 3,113 m | 24.9 mi |
| Elk Mountain | W 276° | 3,099 m | 22.8 mi |
| Horse Prairie Mountain | W 276° | 3,089 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:36 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:05 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357938369
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