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Scotty Butte

Scotty Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Scotty Butte rises to 1,484 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1,484 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.18555, -109.21906

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 3
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 13.4 mi
  • Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
  • Beaver Creek Park: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Scotty Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainW2,103 m20.1 mi
Wellen PeakW1,930 m22.2 mi
Little Joe ButteW1,918 m22.9 mi
Black MountainW1,904 m22.3 mi
Elk PeakW1,880 m22.2 mi
Bowery PeakW1,860 m21.4 mi
Bailey PeakW1,837 m23.2 mi
Big John ButteW1,804 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:4919:30
June solstice05:1720:3321:22
September equinox07:0418:3619:17
December solstice08:0615:3216:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357930425

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