Anderson Butte
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
- 2,085 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dent Point: 2.3 mi
- Black Hawk Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Blue Ribbon Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Horse Point: 6.3 mi
- Sparrow Point: 6.3 mi
- Soda Creek Point: 12.1 mi
- West Fork Point: 13.3 mi
- Hot Point: 19.6 mi
- The Drop-off: 21.2 mi
- Salmon River Breaks: 23.1 mi
- 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
- Indian Springs: 19.3 mi
- Sheep Spring: 23.6 mi
- High Spring: 24.7 mi
- Selway Falls: 11.4 mi
- Mallard Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | E 82° | 2,377 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wylies Peak | ENE 69° | 2,350 m | 18.7 mi |
| Indian Peak | ENE 69° | 2,340 m | 11.9 mi |
| Boston Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,334 m | 18.1 mi |
| Rocky Peak | ENE 72° | 2,311 m | 11.4 mi |
| Vermilion Peak | ENE 73° | 2,290 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bilk Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,287 m | 14.2 mi |
| Box Car Mountain | E 81° | 2,283 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:50 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:01 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:10 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 32 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358653838
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