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West Butte

West Butte, seen from above at true elevation

West Butte rises to 1,345 m in Montana. Signal Hill stands 1,319 m to the south-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Carter County, Montana, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.09082, -105.02137

89 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 57
Peaks: 29
Springs: 2
  • Church Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Selway Spring: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

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
Signal HillSSW 191°1,319 m6.4 mi
Bear Skull MountainW 279°1,295 m20.9 mi
Monument HillS 183°1,288 m20.2 mi
Greasy HillNE 48°1,238 m14.3 mi
Rocky PointSSW 197°1,233 m13.9 mi
Mitten ButteSW 221°1,227 m12.1 mi
Belcher MountainNE 48°1,222 m4.1 mi
Signal HillSSE 148°1,219 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:13
June solstice05:1420:0620:52
September equinox06:4818:2118:59
December solstice07:3615:3316:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252737455565737262483526
Precip in0.40.50.81.83.02.31.81.11.31.30.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biddle 8 SW, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 778201 — West Butte, Carter County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357932109

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