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Anderson Butte

Anderson Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Anderson Butte rises to 2,085 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,377 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dent Point, a peak 2.3 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2085 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.88769, -115.33124

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 7.8 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 14.5 mi
  • Three Devils Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Indian Springs: 19.3 mi
  • Sheep Spring: 23.6 mi
  • High Spring: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Selway Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Mallard Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Martin Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Anderson Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk MountainE 82°2,377 m13.1 mi
Wylies PeakENE 69°2,350 m18.7 mi
Indian PeakENE 69°2,340 m11.9 mi
Boston MountainSSE 158°2,334 m18.1 mi
Rocky PeakENE 72°2,311 m11.4 mi
Vermilion PeakENE 73°2,290 m9.7 mi
Bilk MountainENE 75°2,287 m14.2 mi
Box Car MountainE 81°2,283 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5219:5020:36
September equinox06:2918:0118:41
December solstice07:2115:1016:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834404855636153433224
Precip in3.42.32.72.93.13.61.21.11.62.63.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653838

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