Buttercup Mountain
Buttercup Mountain rises to 2,741 m in Idaho. Norton Peak stands 3,146 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Mountain, a peak 5.7 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Buttercup Mountain is a peak in the Smoky Mountains of Idaho, United States. The peak is 9,079 feet (2,767 m) above sea level in Sawtooth National Forest on the border of Blaine and Camas counties. It is in the watersheds of Willow and Deer creeks. It is about 5.75 mi (9.25 km) northwest of Kelly Mountain and 8.3 mi (13.4 km) southeast of Dollarhide Mountain. No roads or trails go to the summit.
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Wikidata Q5002870, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,741 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 13 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 26 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Liberal Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Richardson Summit: 7.5 mi
- Dollarhide Summit: 7.6 mi
- Cannonball Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Lions Park: 12.8 mi
- Hop Porter Park: 12.9 mi
- Draper Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Heagle Park: 13.2 mi
- Werthheimer Park: 13.5 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 17.4 mi
- Martin Spring: 18.5 mi
- Wurst Spring: 20.1 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 20.1 mi
- Elk Point: 19.6 mi
- Windmill Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Big Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Crown Point: 21.8 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 13.3 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 13.5 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 15.5 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 15.8 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Shoshone Ice Caves: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Buttercup Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Peak | NNW 347° | 3,146 m | 17.5 mi |
| Baker Peak | NNW 334° | 3,098 m | 11.8 mi |
| Smoky Dome | W 265° | 3,077 m | 18.1 mi |
| Big Peak | NW 325° | 3,049 m | 13.0 mi |
| North Smoky Dome | W 267° | 3,029 m | 17.6 mi |
| Peak 9728 | N 354° | 2,965 m | 12.3 mi |
| Paradise Peak | NW 319° | 2,959 m | 20.6 mi |
| Third Peak | W 263° | 2,946 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:40 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:19 | 17:05 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654693
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