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Williamson Butte

Williamson Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Williamson Butte rises to 1,385 m in Montana. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1,385 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.02110, -109.31962

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 3
Parks: 2
  • Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 18.3 mi
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 20.8 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Williamson Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainWNW2,103 m17.6 mi
Wellen PeakWNW1,930 m19.5 mi
Little Joe ButteWNW1,918 m20.5 mi
Black MountainWNW1,904 m20.0 mi
Elk PeakWNW1,880 m19.7 mi
Bowery PeakWNW1,860 m20.1 mi
Bailey PeakWNW1,837 m21.9 mi
Big John ButteNW1,804 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:4919:30
June solstice05:1820:3221:21
September equinox07:0518:3619:17
December solstice08:0515:3316:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357932300

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