Buck Butte
Buck Butte rises to 1,310 m in Idaho. Snowy Summit stands 1,843 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiskey Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,310 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
74 named places within 25 miles
- Whiskey Butte: 0.9 mi
- Angel Butte: 3.1 mi
- Bartlett Point: 3.3 mi
- Democrat Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Small Park: 13.7 mi
- Random Park/ Short Walking Trail: 14.3 mi
- Fraser Park: 14.7 mi
- Dworshak State Park: 14.9 mi
- R.D. Merrill Park: 15.5 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Orofino Creek Point: 8.8 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 24.0 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Clearwater Museum: 14.8 mi
- Pink House Beach: 18.9 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Summit | ESE 120° | 1,843 m | 21.3 mi |
| Hemlock Butte | ESE 117° | 1,836 m | 18.5 mi |
| Elk Butte | NNW 338° | 1,772 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 54° | 1,760 m | 22.4 mi |
| Windy Point | NNW 339° | 1,691 m | 19.9 mi |
| Larch Butte | E 100° | 1,691 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bertha Hill | NE 36° | 1,679 m | 14.6 mi |
| French Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,627 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:17 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:55 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:08 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378349 — Buck Butte, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654605
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