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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
1711 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: 2
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 19.8 mi
  • Sun River Game Preserve: 22.7 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 PeakW 260°2,744.114 m13.6 mi
Twin PeaksESE 112°2,664 m11.4 mi
Junction MountainESE 108°2,649 m8.0 mi
Red ButteENE 72°2,614 m8.6 mi
Cliff MountainNE 45°2,611 m10.3 mi
Cardinal PeakSSW 198°2,610 m12.5 mi
Una MountainSSW 203°2,604 m7.6 mi
Sphinx PeakNE 48°2,591 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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