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Saddle Butte

Saddle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Saddle Butte rises to 999 m in Montana. Greasy Hill stands 1,238 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49070558, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
999 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.50527, -104.96664

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Nature reserves
Springs: 2
  • Selway Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Church Spring: 16.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Cottonwood Park: 21.9 mi

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
Greasy HillSSE1,238 m20.6 mi
Wolf PointSE1,198 m21.0 mi
Dead Horse PointSE1,183 m23.1 mi
Tip Top ButteSE1,182 m19.3 mi
Twin ButtesSE1,143 m19.0 mi
Saddle ButteNE1,134 m11.7 mi
Dry Creek ButteSW1,132 m20.1 mi
Newberry KnobNE1,122 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3319:12
June solstice05:1220:0720:53
September equinox06:4818:2018:59
December solstice07:3815:3016:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738475667757362493526
Precip in0.40.50.81.82.72.41.71.31.21.10.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Broadus, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 776064 — Saddle Butte, Carter County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357930238

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