Timber Butte
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. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,836 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
39 named places within 25 miles
- Dixon Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Graphite Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Sourdough Peak: 6.9 mi
- Grassy Top: 6.9 mi
- Red Butte: 7.0 mi
- Dell Park: 5.8 mi
- Lima City Park: 13.4 mi
- Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area: 17.4 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 13.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eighteenmile Peak | SSW 204° | 3,347 m | 22.2 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | SSE 148° | 3,341 m | 18.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | SW 234° | 3,280 m | 16.6 mi |
| Lima Peaks | SE 143° | 3,260 m | 17.8 mi |
| Maiden Peak | WNW 292° | 3,115 m | 16.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | W 275° | 3,099 m | 15.8 mi |
| Horse Prairie Mountain | W 275° | 3,089 m | 15.8 mi |
| Red Conglomerate Peaks | SSE 148° | 3,067 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:36 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:06 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357940093
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