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Timber Butte

Timber Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Timber Butte rises to 1,629 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Crown Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1629 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.25499, -109.23879

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 33
Parks: 6
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 8.7 mi
  • Beaver Creek Park: 19.7 mi
  • Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
  • Centennial Park: 23.4 mi
  • North Side Park: 23.5 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Timber Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainWSW 249°2,103 m20.3 mi
Wellen PeakWSW 251°1,930 m22.4 mi
Little Joe ButteWSW 253°1,918 m22.9 mi
Black MountainWSW 253°1,904 m22.3 mi
Elk PeakWSW 252°1,880 m22.3 mi
Bowery PeakWSW 256°1,860 m21.1 mi
Bailey PeakWSW 259°1,837 m22.8 mi
Big John ButteWSW 256°1,804 m14.8 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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357931312

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