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Saddle Butte

Saddle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Butte rises to 1,134 m in Montana. Big Hill stands 1,206 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is W L Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Carter County, Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49070560, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,134 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.63166, -104.80441

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Parks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Carter County Fairgrounds: 21.4 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillNNE1,206 m14.2 mi
Tip Top ButteSSE1,182 m23.6 mi
Twin ButtesSSE1,143 m22.1 mi
Newberry KnobNNE1,122 m12.7 mi
Morellas ButteSSW1,118 m23.8 mi
Lightning ButteSW1,110 m20.1 mi
Potato ButtesSE1,094 m24.0 mi
Deranleau ButteSW1,094 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:12
June solstice05:1120:0720:53
September equinox06:4718:1918:59
December solstice07:3815:2916:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536465666747362473424
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.82.71.71.21.31.20.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powderville 8 NNE, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357930242

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