White Butte
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White Butte rises to 1,053 m in North Dakota. Black Butte stands 1,056 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
White Butte is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of North Dakota. At an elevation of 3,506 ft (1,069 m), it is a prominent butte in Slope County, in the Badlands of the southwestern part of the state. It is located 3 miles (5 kilometers) east of U.S. 85 and about 6.5 mi (10 km) south of Amidon. The nearest town is Amidon, about seven miles to the northwest. The summit is located within the boundaries of the Little Missouri National Grassland and is about 35 miles (56 km) south of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It is on private property, owned by the Dennis family who live nearby. At the parking area, one mile due north of the trailhead, the family maintains a small mailbox-like receptacle for donations to help maintain the area, and requests a $5 contribution from visitors. From the trailhead, the trail itself is a 4-mile round trip. The Killdeer Mountains, 75 miles (121 km) to the north, rise roughly 1,000 feet (300 m) from their foothills, but are 225 feet (69 m) shorter than White Butte.
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Wikidata Q590820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1053 m
How to reach it
34 named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Butte: 1.6 mi
- Slide Butte: 3.9 mi
- Tepee Butte: 4.6 mi
- Black Butte: 7.0 mi
- Boulder Point: 7.2 mi
- Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 6.5 mi
- White Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 7.4 mi
- City Park: 14.9 mi
- Gascoyne Lake Campground: 20.6 mi
- Bowman: 13.4 mi
- Pioneer Trails Regional Museum: 14.8 mi
- Fort Dilts: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte | W 276° | 1,056 m | 7.0 mi |
| Slide Butte | W 273° | 1,019 m | 3.9 mi |
| Post Office Butte | WSW 241° | 1,016 m | 20.6 mi |
| West Rainy Butte | ENE 59° | 1,014 m | 14.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | SSE 166° | 1,010 m | 1.6 mi |
| East Rainy Butte | ENE 72° | 1,009 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bullion Butte | NW 325° | 1,006 m | 24.8 mi |
| Tepee Butte | W 276° | 997 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:03 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:13 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:19 | 16:10 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amidon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1035239 — White Butte, Slope County, North Dakota.
OpenStreetMap element node/357765761
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