North Dakota trails · Black Butte
Black Butte
A 4.8-mile loop in North Dakota, with 171 ft of climbing. Reaches Black Butte.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 1.6 and mile 3.2. It gives back about 193 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Black Butte (summit)
Getting there
Black Butte access. 48.09890, -101.01477 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:30 a.m., the sun rises at 8:01 a.m. and sets at 6:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:28 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.8-mile route takes roughly 1 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:54 a.m. — 9 h 03 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Black Butte — 4.8 mi loop, 432 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Black Butte Back Loop — 0.5 mi