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Bitters Butte

Bitters Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bitters Butte rises to 1,673 m in Idaho. Piney Peak stands 2,747 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon Creek Butte, a peak 4.1 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1673 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.83630, -111.58857

Overlooks nearby

107 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Parks: 42
  • Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
  • Heritage Park: 8.1 mi
  • Rembish Park: 8.3 mi
  • Lyle H. Moon Mayor's Park: 8.6 mi
  • Smith Park: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Teton Dam: 5.7 mi
  • Veterans Freedom Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Education Monument: 9.7 mi
  • SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 10.8 mi
  • Fort Henry Historic Monument: 11.3 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Poison Flat Trailhead: 14.0 mi
  • Scott Samuelson Labrinth: 23.3 mi
  • Civil Defense Caves: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Student Gardens: 9.7 mi
  • Thomas E. Ricks Memorial Gardens: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bitters Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piney PeakSE 141°2,747 m18.3 mi
Garns MountainSE 133°2,746 m17.5 mi
Ryan PeakSE 126°2,698 m15.1 mi
Red MountainSE 132°2,651 m21.3 mi
Liars PeakSE 143°2,639 m18.8 mi
Thunder MountainSE 132°2,634 m19.3 mi
Stouts MountainSSE 149°2,593 m23.3 mi
Chicken PeakSE 145°2,544 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:39
June solstice05:4520:2921:13
September equinox07:1418:4819:26
December solstice07:5816:0516:52

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334435259656556443221

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar City, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662908

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