Big Butte
Big Butte rises to 1,185 m in Idaho. Baldy Mountain stands 2,015 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 2.9 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,185 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
74 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 2.9 mi
- Red Rock Butte: 3.7 mi
- Mount Stewart: 8.1 mi
- Paunch Mountain: 14.9 mi
- The Horn: 15.5 mi
- Kooskia City Park: 7.7 mi
- Nez Perce National Historical Park - Heart of the Monster: 7.7 mi
- Riverfront Park: 8.0 mi
- Stites City Park: 8.8 mi
- Eimers-Soltman Park: 15.0 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Cotter Bar: 19.2 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
- Granite View Day Use Area: 23.8 mi
- Dizzy Head: 9.3 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Moughmer Point: 19.4 mi
- Bug Slope: 21.0 mi
- Jungle Point: 22.0 mi
- Clearwater Museum: 23.8 mi
- Winchester Visitors Center: 23.9 mi
- Button Beach: 7.0 mi
- Idaho County Fairgrounds: 11.8 mi
- Mount Idaho: 17.2 mi
- US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Winchester Lake State Park: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | SE 124° | 2,015 m | 23.7 mi |
| High Camp | S 178° | 1,866 m | 19.8 mi |
| China Point | SE 131° | 1,823 m | 22.7 mi |
| Corral Hill | SE 130° | 1,818 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lookout Butte | ESE 107° | 1,783 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cottonwood Butte | WSW 250° | 1,740 m | 16.5 mi |
| Big Burn Point | SE 139° | 1,735 m | 22.8 mi |
| Wall Point | SE 132° | 1,701 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:54 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:04 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:11 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 38 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kamiah, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358649875
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