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Horse Creek Butte

Trail11 km · 7 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Cub Creek 1.1 mi · 1.8 kmExplore Custer Gallatin National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J1°-10°15
  2. F3°-9°14
  3. M9°-4°30
  4. A14°0°43
  5. M20°6°70
  6. J25°11°72
  7. J30°16°44
  8. A30°15°25
  9. S23°9°35
  10. O16°3°37
  11. N7°-4°18
  12. D0°-10°16

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 11 km (7 mi) long, Horse Creek Butte is a trail in Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana, United States of America. It lies about 38 km south of Ashland. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
11 km · 7 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
38 km S of Ashland (Rosebud County, Montana) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Custer Gallatin National Forest
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Montana
Continent
North America
Route centre
45.2581, -106.2761
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Cub Creek

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

Poker Jim N Fork Lee

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

Wild Hog Butte

4.2 mi · 6.7 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

Brown Cow

4.4 mi · 7.1 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

Tooley Divide

4.4 mi · 7.1 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

Stag Rock

5.3 mi · 8.5 km · Custer Gallatin National Forest

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