Blacktail Butte
Blacktail Butte rises to 2,136 m in Idaho. Fenn Mountain stands 2,436 m to the west-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Frisco Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5586142.
Wikidata Q49014108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,136 m
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Frisco Peak: 0.8 mi
- Big Rock Mountain: 2.4 mi
- North Peak: 2.4 mi
- Lizard Peak: 2.8 mi
- Three Links Point: 3.3 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 4.9 mi
- Stanley Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
- Martin Hot Springs: 14.4 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 17.8 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 17.8 mi
- Parsons Spring: 2.6 mi
- High Spring: 3.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 18.0 mi
- Diablo Spring: 23.1 mi
- Colgate Licks: 19.1 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 20.1 mi
- Tom Beal Park: 23.4 mi
- Kube Park: 24.7 mi
- Selway Falls: 15.0 mi
- 155 fishing/swimming hole: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Blacktail Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenn Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,436 m | 5.9 mi |
| East Peak | W 278° | 2,391 m | 3.6 mi |
| Chimney Peak | W 262° | 2,324 m | 8.2 mi |
| McConnell Mountain | NE 39° | 2,259 m | 13.3 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | N 352° | 2,254 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bailey Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,254 m | 10.9 mi |
| Gedney Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,248 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Crags | WSW 247° | 2,243 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:50 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:00 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:07 | 15:58 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fenn RS, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 377823 — Blacktail Butte, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654428
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