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Timber Butte

Timber Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Timber Butte rises to 2,836 m in Montana. Eighteenmile Peak stands 3,347 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixon Mountain, a peak 3.9 miles away. Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2836 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.74214, -112.81641
Around it

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Parks: 5
  • Dell Park: 5.8 mi
  • Old Trail to the Gold Diggins Historical Marker: 7.7 mi
  • Lima City Park: 13.4 mi
  • Great Northern Railway Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
  • Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eighteenmile PeakSSW 204°3,347 m22.2 mi
Garfield MountainSSE 148°3,341 m18.1 mi
Baldy MountainSW 234°3,280 m16.6 mi
Lima PeaksSE 143°3,260 m17.8 mi
Maiden PeakWNW 292°3,115 m16.2 mi
Red Conglomerate PeaksSSE 149°3,108 m20.7 mi
Elk MountainW 275°3,099 m15.8 mi
Horse Prairie MountainW 275°3,089 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0519:44
June solstice05:4620:3621:21
September equinox07:1918:5219:31
December solstice08:0616:0616:54

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332404957656455433021
Precip in0.20.20.40.91.72.01.31.00.91.00.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357940093

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