Rainy Butte

Rainy Butte is a summit in Slope County, North Dakota, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 2,913 feet (888 m), Rainy Butte is the 33rd highest summit in the state of North Dakota.[2]

Rainy Butte was so named on account of fog frequently occurring at its peak.[3]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy Butte
"Rainy Butte". Peakery.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State,. WPA. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.

Mountains of North Dakota
Killdeer Mountains Rainy Butte Tepee Buttes Whetstone Butte White Butte Young Mans Butte

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