Peak · Montana
Silica Butte
Silica Butte rises to 2,116 m in Montana. Granite Peak stands 3,218 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Pen Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2116 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.69520, -112.41779
- 26.8 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grassy Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Big Mountain: 2.8 mi
- East Peak: 3.6 mi
- Big Sheep Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.9 mi
Parks: 42
- Jefferson Valley Historical Marker: 7.3 mi
- Jessen Park: 11.1 mi
- Twin Bridges City Park: 11.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 11.4 mi
- Thompson Park: 13.3 mi
Springs: 11
- Bull Pen Spring: 1.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 5.0 mi
- Friend Spring: 12.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 14.7 mi
- Muller Spring: 14.9 mi
Museums: 9
- Jefferson Valley Museum: 19.4 mi
- Piccadilly Museum of Transportation: 22.7 mi
- Science Mine: 22.8 mi
- Historic Clark Chateau Museum & Gallery: 22.8 mi
- Church at World Museum of Mining: 22.8 mi
Hot springs: 5
- Renova Hotspring: 15.5 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.5 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.5 mi
- Renova Hotspring: 15.5 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Our Lady Of The Rockies: 21.1 mi
- Our Lady of the Rockies: 21.1 mi
- Granite Mountain Memorial Area: 23.4 mi
- Speculator Mine Disaster Memorial: 23.5 mi
- Robbers Roost Historical Marker: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- National Museum of Machinery: 6.4 mi
- Town Talk Bakery: 21.8 mi
- The Original Butte Copper Mine: 23.0 mi
- Anselmo Mine: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 4
- Montana Tech: 22.9 mi
- Bob Green: 22.9 mi
- Bob Green: 22.9 mi
- Orediggers: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Melrose: 13.6 mi
- Silver Bow: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 16.1 mi
- Divide Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Short Slope: 19.0 mi
- Long Slope: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Lost Tomahawk: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Boulder Creek: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Homestake Lake Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Silica Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | ESE 116° | 3,218 m | 20.2 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,216 m | 20.6 mi |
| Lakeshore Mountain | ESE 115° | 3,179 m | 16.4 mi |
| A P A Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,167 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ESE 115° | 3,165 m | 16.8 mi |
| Noble Peak | ESE 118° | 3,147 m | 19.5 mi |
| Table Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,113 m | 3.9 mi |
| Spuhler Peak | ESE 118° | 3,113 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:38 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 15:59 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Bridges, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 790489 — Silica Butte, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357939147
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