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Black Butte (Madison County, Montana)

Coordinates: 44°54′16″N 111°51′18″W / 44.90444°N 111.85500°W / 44.90444; -111.85500 (Black Butte)
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Black Butte
Pyroxene Butte
Southeast face Black Butte
Highest point
Elevation10,547 ft (3,215 m)[1]
Prominence3,182 ft (970 m)[1]
Coordinates44°54′16″N 111°51′18″W / 44.90444°N 111.85500°W / 44.90444; -111.85500 (Black Butte)[2]
Geography
Parent rangeGravelly Range
Topo mapBig Horn Mountain
Geology
Mountain typeVolcanic cone
Volcanic arc/beltGravelly Range

Black Butte, el. 10,547 feet (3,215 m) is the highest peak in the Gravelly Range in Madison County, Montana. The eastern base of the peak is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest road #290 (Gravelly Range Road).

Geology

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Black Butte is a remnant of what was once a volcanic cone. [3] Due to its height, it is probably the third-highest volcanic peak in Montana, the second and first-highest being the laccoliths Lone Mountain and Koch Peak.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Black Butte, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Black Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ https://www.onthewingphotography.com/wings/2016/07/21/black-butte-of-the-gravelly-range-montana/#:~:text=The%20highest%20peak%20of%20the%20Gravelly%20Range%20is,volcanic%20cone%2C%20at%20an%20elevation%20of%2010%2C542%20feet.