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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Red Butte rises to 2,614 m in Montana. Three Sisters stands 2,711 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States

Wikidata Q49067085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2614 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.59050, -113.10978

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 5
Parks: 2
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 11.2 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dean Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Holland Falls: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 12.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersN 6°2,711 m12.7 mi
Slategoat MountainNE 41°2,707 m7.7 mi
Redhead PeakN 5°2,675 m10.8 mi
Twin PeaksSSE 161°2,664 m7.4 mi
Junction MountainS 187°2,649 m5.2 mi
Cliff MountainN 349°2,611 m4.7 mi
Sphinx PeakNNW 333°2,591 m3.6 mi
Bullet Nose MountainSW 226°2,559 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0519:45
June solstice05:3520:4621:35
September equinox07:2018:5119:32
December solstice08:1915:5116:44

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242431384653626052413124
Precip in0.70.90.81.62.93.11.11.31.31.10.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson DAM, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357956912

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