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Rieve Butte

Rieve Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rieve Butte rises to 1,565 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hansen Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1565 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.18360, -109.13573

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Nature reserves: 30
Parks: 2
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 13.9 mi
  • Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rieve Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainW 264°2,103 m23.9 mi
Big John ButteW 274°1,804 m19.1 mi
Moses MountainW 271°1,745 m22.5 mi
Black ButteNW 309°1,679 m3.2 mi
Murphy ButteW 276°1,661 m13.5 mi
Thunder ButteNNE 12°1,643 m2.6 mi
Corrigan MountainW 261°1,630 m10.0 mi
Timber ButteNW 316°1,629 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1720:3221:21
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0515:3216:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357929975

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