Peak · Montana
Thunder Butte
Thunder Butte rises to 1,643 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Suction Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,643 m
How to reach it
Coordinates48.22110, -109.12406
53 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 47
- Suction Butte: 2.1 mi
- Rieve Butte: 2.6 mi
- Hansen Butte: 2.8 mi
- Myrtle Butte: 2.9 mi
- Black Butte: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- BLM: 4.4 mi
- State Trust: 5.4 mi
- US Government: 24.0 mi
Parks: 2
- Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 11.6 mi
- Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
Museums: 1
- Pictorial Museum: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thunder Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | WSW 259° | 2,103 m | 24.8 mi |
| Big John Butte | W 266° | 1,804 m | 19.7 mi |
| Moses Mountain | W 265° | 1,745 m | 23.2 mi |
| Black Butte | W 260° | 1,679 m | 3.1 mi |
| Murphy Butte | W 265° | 1,661 m | 14.0 mi |
| Corrigan Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,630 m | 11.2 mi |
| Timber Butte | WNW 294° | 1,629 m | 5.8 mi |
| Suction Butte | SSE 158° | 1,619 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:32 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:31 | 16:25 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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