Tip Top Butte
Tip Top Butte rises to 1,182 m in Montana. West Butte stands 1,345 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Montana, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,182 m
How to reach it
29 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 2.4 mi
- Wolf Point: 2.8 mi
- Dead Horse Point: 4.0 mi
- Greasy Hill: 6.8 mi
- Potato Buttes: 9.4 mi
- BLM: 2.2 mi
- State Trust: 8.3 mi
- Selway Spring: 12.6 mi
- Church Spring: 12.8 mi
- Rock Wall: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tip Top Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Butte | SW 228° | 1,345 m | 21.1 mi |
| Finger Buttes | E 82° | 1,273 m | 15.2 mi |
| Greasy Hill | SW 226° | 1,238 m | 6.8 mi |
| Belcher Mountain | SW 227° | 1,222 m | 17.0 mi |
| Wolf Point | SSW 193° | 1,198 m | 2.8 mi |
| Dead Horse Point | ESE 119° | 1,183 m | 4.0 mi |
| Potato Buttes | E 82° | 1,149 m | 9.4 mi |
| Black Point | SSE 159° | 1,144 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:05 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:30 | 16:19 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ridgeway 1 S, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357955614
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