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Wild Horse Butte

Wild Horse Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Horse Butte rises to 986 m in Montana. Antoine Butte stands 1,743 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Buttes, a peak 5.7 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Blaine County, Montana, United States

Wikidata Q49089856, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
986 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.25833, -108.74127

85 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 40
Peaks: 37
Parks: 6
  • Vision Quest Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
  • Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
  • Harlem Elementary School Park: 19.0 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 19.0 mi
  • Milk River - Dodson Dam Unit Wildlife Management Area: 23.1 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Phillips County Fair Grounds: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Horse Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antoine ButteSSE 161°1,743 m23.8 mi
Shell ButteSSE 158°1,735 m23.7 mi
Old Scraggy PeakSSE 156°1,731 m24.2 mi
Beaver MountainSSE 154°1,689 m22.7 mi
Mission PeakSSE 167°1,680 m24.0 mi
Black ButteW 262°1,679 m20.9 mi
Green MountainSSE 157°1,673 m22.6 mi
Gold Bug ButteSSE 166°1,660 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:28
June solstice05:1520:3121:20
September equinox07:0218:3419:15
December solstice08:0415:3016:24

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202232435361696858453223
Precip in0.50.40.71.22.62.81.61.11.31.00.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlem 20S, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357932256

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