Peak · Montana
Roundhead Butte
Roundhead Butte rises to 3,107 m in Montana. Mount Douglas stands 3,439 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,107 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.11522, -110.23991
- 13.9 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot & Index · 24 mi
- Crazy Creek · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lookout Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Hummingbird Peak: 2.9 mi
- Sheepherder Peak: 3.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 4.0 mi
- North Buffalo Butte: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Soda Butte Creek: 14.6 mi
- Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Lava Creek Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Arch Park Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Passage Falls: 15.3 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Tower Fall: 16.9 mi
- Wraith Falls: 22.4 mi
- Undine Falls: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 7
- Petrified Tree: 16.8 mi
- Soda Butte Cone: 16.9 mi
- Devil's Den: 17.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 19.2 mi
- Yellowstone Gateway Garden: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Calcite Springs: 16.4 mi
- Wahb spring: 21.1 mi
- Palette Spring: 24.8 mi
- Canary Spring: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Overhanging Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 24.8 mi
Parks: 2
- Willow Park: 22.8 mi
- Arch Park: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 14.6 mi
Museums: 1
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Roundhead Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Douglas | NNE 20° | 3,439 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Fox | E 88° | 3,418 m | 15.1 mi |
| Two Sisters | NE 46° | 3,394 m | 14.7 mi |
| Monument Peak | N 9° | 3,351 m | 5.7 mi |
| Snowy Peak | NNE 21° | 3,340 m | 15.1 mi |
| Abiathar Peak | SE 134° | 3,331 m | 14.0 mi |
| Hodges Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,306 m | 15.2 mi |
| The Pyramid | NNW 331° | 3,272 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:53 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 36 | 22 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooke City 2 W, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357941123
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