Burnt Butte
Burnt Butte rises to 1,631 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mosquito Lake Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1631 m
How to reach it
56 named places within 25 miles
- Mosquito Lake Butte: 2.2 mi
- Juniper Butte: 3.0 mi
- Middle Butte: 5.1 mi
- Pence Butte: 9.4 mi
- Poison Butte: 9.9 mi
- Whiteside Spring: 15.2 mi
- Coyote Spring: 17.8 mi
- Granite Spring: 18.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 19.4 mi
- Dead Horse Spring: 20.1 mi
- Castle Grayskull: 11.8 mi
- Jarbidge Falls: 16.8 mi
- Black Rock: 12.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 13.7 mi
- Hot Springs Bench: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnt Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,683 m | 22.2 mi |
| Red Point | SSE 147° | 2,679 m | 22.3 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,539 m | 24.1 mi |
| Wrangle Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,416 m | 24.3 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | SSE 149° | 2,407 m | 25.0 mi |
| Bearpaw Mountain | SW 215° | 2,268 m | 23.7 mi |
| Twin Buttes | ESE 106° | 2,060 m | 24.5 mi |
| Calhoun Butte | ESE 110° | 1,978 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:39 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:27 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358660450
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