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White River Butte

White River Butte, seen from above at true elevation

White River Butte rises to 1,711 m in Montana. Buck Peak stands 2,744 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tillson Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49089467, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,711 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.55216, -113.28590

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Holland Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Morrell Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Dean Falls: 22.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 19.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Medicine (Sun River) Springs: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of White River Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck PeakW2,744 m13.6 mi
Twin PeaksESE2,664 m11.4 mi
Junction MountainESE2,649 m8.0 mi
Red ButteENE2,614 m8.6 mi
Cliff MountainNE2,611 m10.3 mi
Cardinal PeakSSW2,610 m12.5 mi
Una MountainSSW2,604 m7.6 mi
Sphinx PeakNE2,591 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0519:46
June solstice05:3620:4721:35
September equinox07:2118:5219:33
December solstice08:1915:5216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242533404956646354423123
Precip in2.92.42.22.12.12.50.91.01.42.42.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lindbergh Lake, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 793210 — White River Butte, Powell County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357940553

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