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Butts Creek Point

Butts Creek Point, seen from above at true elevation

Butts Creek Point rises to 2,375 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Stub Creek Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 36 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2375 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.36186, -114.73760

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 12
  • Stub Creek Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Table Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Bear Camp Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Oreana Spring: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Veil Falls: 16.2 mi
Parks: 3
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 14.4 mi
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 16.0 mi
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 10.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Barth Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Butts Creek Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireSSE 153°3,075 m14.6 mi
Aggipah MountainSSE 161°2,997 m15.2 mi
Goat MountainSSE 150°2,929 m11.9 mi
BeehiveSE 137°2,922 m13.3 mi
Wilson MountainSSE 164°2,914 m19.7 mi
Cathedral RockSSE 149°2,865 m18.2 mi
Cottonwood ButteSSW 208°2,841 m5.7 mi
Dome MountainSE 130°2,834 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5219:4620:31
September equinox06:2717:5918:38
December solstice07:1615:1015:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378620 — Butts Creek Point, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654696

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