Peak · Montana
Rieve Butte
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. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,565 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.18360, -109.13573
51 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 47
- Hansen Butte: 0.8 mi
- Suction Butte: 1.5 mi
- Belcher Peak: 2.0 mi
- Johnson Butte: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Butte: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- BLM: 4.1 mi
- State Trust: 6.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | W 264° | 2,103 m | 23.9 mi |
| Big John Butte | W 274° | 1,804 m | 19.1 mi |
| Moses Mountain | W 271° | 1,745 m | 22.5 mi |
| Black Butte | NW 309° | 1,679 m | 3.2 mi |
| Murphy Butte | W 276° | 1,661 m | 13.5 mi |
| Thunder Butte | NNE 12° | 1,643 m | 2.6 mi |
| Corrigan Mountain | W 261° | 1,630 m | 10.0 mi |
| Timber Butte | NW 316° | 1,629 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:32 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:32 | 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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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