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Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Black Butte rises to 1,835 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Clover Mountain, a peak 4.4 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5585943

Wikidata Q49013166, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1835 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78683, -116.47067

58 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
Parks: 2
  • Centennial Park: 23.5 mi
  • Trueblood Wildlife Area: 24.3 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayden PeakNW 325°2,556 m16.4 mi
Cinnabar MountainNW 324°2,514 m16.0 mi
Turntable MountainNW 323°2,468 m17.3 mi
War Eagle MountainNW 322°2,451 m19.3 mi
Quicksilver MountainNW 324°2,447 m13.8 mi
South MountainW 262°2,361 m22.9 mi
Sawpit PeakNW 316°2,349 m19.6 mi
Florida MountainNW 318°2,337 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:0820:4521:29
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1416:3017:16

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323846526169767465524032
Precip in0.80.50.70.70.90.60.30.20.20.40.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand View 4 NW, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661228

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