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Burnt Butte

Burnt Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.23296, -115.29701

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
Springs: 9
  • 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
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elk MountainSSE 147°2,683 m22.2 mi
Red PointSSE 147°2,679 m22.3 mi
Owens MountainSSE 154°2,539 m24.1 mi
Wrangle MountainSSE 147°2,416 m24.3 mi
Quartzite ButteSSE 149°2,407 m25.0 mi
Bearpaw MountainSW 215°2,268 m23.7 mi
Twin ButtesESE 106°2,060 m24.5 mi
Calhoun ButteESE 110°1,978 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1719:54
June solstice06:0620:3921:22
September equinox07:2919:0319:40
December solstice08:0716:2717:13

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137425057666557463528
Precip in1.10.91.22.22.31.20.70.50.91.01.31.3

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358660450

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