Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 956 m in Idaho. Quicksilver Mountain stands 2,447 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackass Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5585945.
Wikidata Q49013169, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 956 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Jackass Butte: 1.6 mi
- Castle Butte: 5.0 mi
- Dorsey Butte: 6.2 mi
- Chattin Hill: 6.9 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 8.4 mi
- Trueblood Wildlife Area: 6.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 7.5 mi
- Locust Park: 13.5 mi
- North Park: 13.6 mi
- Scout Park: 13.7 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 18.2 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 19.5 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 21.1 mi
- Mountain Home Historical Museum: 24.8 mi
- Murphy Rim: 20.9 mi
- Briar Spring: 22.3 mi
- Celebration Park: 23.2 mi
- Community Wall: 24.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quicksilver Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,447 m | 24.7 mi |
| Rough Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,148 m | 24.4 mi |
| Toy Mountain | SW 227° | 1,998 m | 22.7 mi |
| Lead Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,981 m | 23.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,908 m | 22.3 mi |
| Doyle Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,878 m | 20.2 mi |
| Gerdie Hill | W 262° | 1,816 m | 23.5 mi |
| Between the Creeks | SSW 192° | 1,611 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:45 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:27 | 17:13 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 371565 — Black Butte, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358649930
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- Mountain Home · 25 mi
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