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West Butte

West Butte, seen from above at true elevation

West Butte rises to 1,059 m in Montana. Middle Butte stands 1,050 m to the southeast, 4.8 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1059 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.85001, -108.93405

64 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 52
Parks: 6
Peaks: 3
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle ButteSE 146°1,050 m4.8 mi
East ButteSE 143°1,007 m9.2 mi
Rabbit HillsSW 228°803 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:29
June solstice05:1320:3421:24
September equinox07:0318:3419:16
December solstice09:0716:2717:22

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930435462696857432919
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.42.91.61.11.00.90.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 778203 — West Butte, Blaine County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357932117

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