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Terrett Butte

Terrett Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Terrett Butte rises to 1,076 m in Montana. Gardner Butte stands 1,306 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Terrett Butte, also called the Turret Buttes, are a prominent landmark on the east side of the Powder River in south-central Powder River County, Montana. They are better known today as the Turret Buttes because of their resemblance to a castle or gun turret.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q18388659, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1076 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.24804, -105.62250

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 32
  • Yarger Butte: 3.3 mi
  • Baldy Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Lonesome Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Eldon Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Castle Rock: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Diamond Butte Lookout: 15.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • Cottonwood Park: 16.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Terrett Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gardner ButteWNW 294°1,306 m13.1 mi
Diamond ButteW 270°1,301 m15.1 mi
Threemile ButtesNW 318°1,297 m21.2 mi
Bear Skull MountainSE 131°1,295 m11.5 mi
Baldy PeakESE 119°1,293 m5.4 mi
Bailey HillWNW 292°1,282 m12.9 mi
Gobbler KnobWSW 242°1,278 m23.2 mi
Phillips ButteW 275°1,265 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:15
June solstice05:1620:0920:55
September equinox06:5018:2319:02
December solstice07:3915:3416:23

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636455464727060463424
Precip in0.30.40.71.42.62.21.41.31.11.10.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorhead 9 NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357957529

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