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Bowl Butte

Bowl Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bowl Butte rises to 1,943 m in Idaho. Eagle Mountain stands 2,254 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Weitas Butte, a peak 2.3 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1943 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.41464, -115.43680

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 4
  • Lean-To Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Parsons Spring: 24.3 mi
  • High Spring: 25.0 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 19.4 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 19.4 mi
Parks: 3
  • Hanging Trees Historical Marker: 18.6 mi
  • Three Devils Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
  • Colgate Licks: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Bowl Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainESE 109°2,254 m16.2 mi
Stanley ButteSE 137°2,238 m15.8 mi
Sponge MountainESE 108°2,234 m16.0 mi
Lookout PeakNE 39°2,093 m16.5 mi
Long Lake PointESE 110°2,090 m13.9 mi
Greenside ButteSE 127°2,081 m13.0 mi
Flea Ridge PointSSE 156°2,076 m15.6 mi
Huckleberry ButteSE 145°2,038 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5019:5220:39
September equinox06:2918:0118:41
December solstice07:2315:0715:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035425057646354443326
Precip in5.54.14.44.03.83.31.31.01.63.44.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pierce, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378135 — Bowl Butte, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654550

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