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Ball Butte

Ball Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Ball Butte rises to 1,015 m in Idaho. Bald Mountain stands 1,622 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Randall Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. SR 195 BY COLFAX TO IDAHO STATE LINE passes 4.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49010525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1015 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.87767, -116.98767

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Virgil Phillips Farm Park: 4.6 mi
  • Hayton Green Park: 4.9 mi
  • Morgan's Orchard Park: 9.0 mi
  • PCEI Nature Center: 9.1 mi
  • Lola Clyde Park: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 7
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Codger Pole: 17.8 mi
  • Tekoa Train Trestle: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Silver Springs: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Ball Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainENE 61°1,622 m22.3 mi
Moscow MountainSE 132°1,520 m7.6 mi
Sand MountainE 80°1,506 m19.6 mi
Moses MountainNNE 27°1,494 m21.7 mi
Mica MountainE 84°1,481 m20.0 mi
Little Bald MountainENE 63°1,479 m21.6 mi
West DennisNE 40°1,465 m19.5 mi
East Moscow MountainSE 126°1,437 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:01
June solstice04:5419:5920:47
September equinox06:3618:0718:47
December solstice07:3115:1116:03

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313439455358656658473731
Precip in2.82.12.82.32.51.60.80.70.92.22.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potlatch 3 NNE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661151

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