Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 2,649 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Papoose Peak, a peak 2.7 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 44 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,649 m
How to reach it
- 44.4 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Papoose Peak: 2.7 mi
- Horse Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Big Hill: 4.8 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 4.9 mi
- Farrow Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 12.8 mi
- Table Spring: 14.0 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 15.2 mi
- Warm Spring: 17.4 mi
- Bear Camp Spring: 18.8 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Veil Falls: 7.2 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 13.8 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 23.2 mi
- Aparejo Point: 18.7 mi
- McFadden Point: 21.2 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 24.0 mi
- Barth Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 8.3 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Black Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | E 92° | 3,075 m | 12.1 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | E 100° | 2,997 m | 10.5 mi |
| Goat Mountain | E 79° | 2,929 m | 11.7 mi |
| Beehive | E 79° | 2,922 m | 14.8 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,914 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | S 187° | 2,902 m | 11.6 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | ESE 102° | 2,865 m | 15.1 mi |
| Two Point Peak | S 191° | 2,855 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:11 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654360
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