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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
1484 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.18555, -109.21906

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 30
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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Scotty Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainW 263°2,103 m20.1 mi
Wellen PeakW 263°1,930 m22.2 mi
Little Joe ButteW 265°1,918 m22.9 mi
Black MountainW 265°1,904 m22.3 mi
Elk PeakW 265°1,880 m22.2 mi
Bowery PeakW 269°1,860 m21.4 mi
Bailey PeakW 271°1,837 m23.2 mi
Big John ButteW 275°1,804 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 5080 °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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