Black Butte
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
- 7.0 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
58 named places within 25 miles
- Clover Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Toy Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Doyle Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Rough Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Ant Hill: 7.2 mi
- Silver City: 20.7 mi
- Ruby City: 21.2 mi
- Comical Turn: 22.7 mi
- Dewey: 22.9 mi
- De Lamar: 24.6 mi
- Aivuhi Paatetsopai’i: 20.5 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 24.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | NW 325° | 2,556 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cinnabar Mountain | NW 324° | 2,514 m | 16.0 mi |
| Turntable Mountain | NW 323° | 2,468 m | 17.3 mi |
| War Eagle Mountain | NW 322° | 2,451 m | 19.3 mi |
| Quicksilver Mountain | NW 324° | 2,447 m | 13.8 mi |
| South Mountain | W 262° | 2,361 m | 22.9 mi |
| Sawpit Peak | NW 316° | 2,349 m | 19.6 mi |
| Florida Mountain | NW 318° | 2,337 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:45 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:30 | 17:16 |
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 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661228
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