West Butte
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
89 named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 2.8 mi
- State Trust: 3.2 mi
- BLM: 3.6 mi
- BLM: 3.9 mi
- BLM: 5.2 mi
- Belcher Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mitten Butte: 12.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 12.5 mi
- Rocky Point: 13.9 mi
- Church Spring: 12.6 mi
- Selway Spring: 13.5 mi
- Rock Wall: 3.3 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Hill | SSW 191° | 1,319 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bear Skull Mountain | W 279° | 1,295 m | 20.9 mi |
| Monument Hill | S 183° | 1,288 m | 20.2 mi |
| Greasy Hill | NE 48° | 1,238 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rocky Point | SSW 197° | 1,233 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mitten Butte | SW 221° | 1,227 m | 12.1 mi |
| Belcher Mountain | NE 48° | 1,222 m | 4.1 mi |
| Signal Hill | SSE 148° | 1,219 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:06 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:33 | 16:22 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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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