Snake Butte
Snake Butte rises to 948 m in Montana. Thunder Butte stands 1,643 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 5.3 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 948 m
How to reach it
38 named places within 25 miles
- Wild Horse Butte: 9.6 mi
- McCann Butte: 10.5 mi
- Miles Butte: 11.8 mi
- Iron Butte: 12.9 mi
- Myrtle Butte: 13.5 mi
- Harlem Elementary School Park: 11.3 mi
- Lions Club Park: 11.4 mi
- Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 16.3 mi
- Zurich Park: 17.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 22.9 mi
- State Trust: 5.3 mi
- BLM: 11.8 mi
- US Government: 20.1 mi
- Pictorial Museum: 8.6 mi
- Blaine County Museum: 22.8 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 22.8 mi
- The Battle of Bear Paws: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Butte | SW 230° | 1,643 m | 16.2 mi |
| Timber Butte | WSW 245° | 1,629 m | 19.4 mi |
| Suction Butte | SW 223° | 1,619 m | 17.0 mi |
| Johnson Butte | SW 230° | 1,602 m | 19.4 mi |
| Myrtle Butte | SW 225° | 1,588 m | 13.5 mi |
| Rieve Butte | SW 224° | 1,565 m | 18.4 mi |
| Hansen Butte | SW 226° | 1,532 m | 18.8 mi |
| Miles Butte | SW 231° | 1,507 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:47 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:32 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:29 | 16:24 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Belknap 2 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357930660
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