Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 1,282 m in Idaho. Clover Butte stands 1,574 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Notch Butte, a peak 3.0 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5585944
Wikidata Q49013165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1282 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Woodys cove interpretive area · 28 mi
- point 6 · 28 mi
- point 3 · 29 mi
- viewpoint 2 · 29 mi
46 named places within 25 miles
- Notch Butte: 3.0 mi
- Sailor Cap Butte: 4.3 mi
- Pot Hole Butte: 6.8 mi
- The Big Hill: 6.9 mi
- Winter Camp Butte: 7.6 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 16.9 mi
- Three Island State Park: 17.3 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 17.8 mi
- Snake River Birds of Prey Area: 17.9 mi
- City Park: 18.7 mi
- Windy Point: 18.5 mi
- City of Rocks: 24.3 mi
- Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 22.5 mi
- Balanced Rock: 23.7 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 23.4 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 23.6 mi
- Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Butte | S 182° | 1,574 m | 21.3 mi |
| Horse Butte | SSE 158° | 1,533 m | 20.0 mi |
| Monument Butte | SW 221° | 1,479 m | 24.7 mi |
| Catholic Butte | SW 217° | 1,458 m | 24.3 mi |
| Castleford Butte | SE 124° | 1,356 m | 21.8 mi |
| Winter Camp Butte | WSW 237° | 1,343 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Hill | W 259° | 1,342 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lookout Butte | SW 214° | 1,338 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:41 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:26 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenns Ferry, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358649973
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