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Blacktail Butte

Blacktail Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Blacktail Butte rises to 1,406 m in Idaho. Pyramid Peak stands 2,551 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cotter Bar, a picnic site 1.3 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 123 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.88989, -115.99709

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Fish Creek Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 6.0 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 6.1 mi
  • Soroptomist Park: 6.6 mi
  • Eimers-Soltman Park: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cotter Bar: 1.3 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 20.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Freds Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Pig Foot Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Peter Ready Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Joe Spring: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Button Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Skookumchuck Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Idaho County Fairgrounds: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Blacktail Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakS 170°2,551 m18.0 mi
Gospel PeakS 172°2,486 m18.8 mi
Gospel HillS 174°2,474 m18.1 mi
Square MountainSSE 162°2,433 m21.1 mi
Round TopS 178°2,380 m19.7 mi
Umbrella ButteS 174°2,377 m21.1 mi
Baking Powder MountainSE 141°2,310 m17.7 mi
Little Round TopS 178°2,272 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1718:57
June solstice04:5419:5220:39
September equinox06:3218:0418:43
December solstice07:2315:1216:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313439455359686859473730
Precip in1.31.42.32.93.43.31.10.91.31.91.91.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grangeville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661259

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