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Butler Mountain

Butler Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Butler Mountain rises to 1,492 m in Idaho. Packsaddle Mountain stands 1,945 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Blacktail Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1492 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.13047, -116.52547

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Cork Screw: 17.6 mi
  • Tremors: 17.7 mi
  • Timber Terror: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Dog Beach: 9.4 mi
  • City Beach: 9.9 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Benton Spring: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Butler Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Packsaddle MountainSE 131°1,945 m10.4 mi
Bald MountainNNW 331°1,872 m15.9 mi
Bee Top MountainENE 67°1,852 m18.8 mi
Round Top MountainNE 51°1,840 m16.4 mi
Cougar PeakENE 60°1,825 m16.1 mi
Gisborne MountainNW 326°1,733 m18.1 mi
South Chilco MountainS 184°1,724 m17.9 mi
Chilco MountainS 181°1,710 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1818:59
June solstice04:4720:0220:51
September equinox06:3418:0518:46
December solstice07:3515:0215:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435258656456443528
Precip in2.41.82.52.12.31.90.90.91.02.23.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayview Model Basin, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662996

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