Bobcat Butte
Bobcat Butte rises to 1,861 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 2.3 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1861 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
63 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 2.3 mi
- Calhoun Butte: 2.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 3.0 mi
- Bud Lewis Hill: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Butte: 5.4 mi
- Strawberry Spring: 10.9 mi
- Whiteside Spring: 13.0 mi
- Granite Spring: 13.1 mi
- Chicken Spring: 15.3 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 17.2 mi
- Black Rock: 19.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.9 mi
- San Jacinto: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bobcat Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | SW 216° | 2,683 m | 16.3 mi |
| Red Point | SW 216° | 2,679 m | 16.3 mi |
| White Elephant Butte | SSW 210° | 2,574 m | 19.9 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SW 215° | 2,539 m | 19.8 mi |
| Red Elephant Butte | SSW 212° | 2,538 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mahogany Elephant Butte | SSW 209° | 2,528 m | 19.1 mi |
| Wrangle Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,416 m | 17.3 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | SSW 209° | 2,407 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:37 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:26 | 16:11 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 371629 — Bobcat Butte, Twin Falls County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358650007
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