Calhoun Butte
Calhoun Butte rises to 1,978 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobcat Butte, a peak 2.5 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,978 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Bobcat Butte: 2.5 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 3.7 mi
- Bud Lewis Hill: 4.4 mi
- China Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Strawberry Spring: 8.5 mi
- Granite Spring: 10.7 mi
- Whiteside Spring: 10.7 mi
- Chicken Spring: 12.8 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 14.8 mi
- Black Rock: 17.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 17.8 mi
- San Jacinto: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calhoun Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | SW 216° | 2,683 m | 13.8 mi |
| Red Point | SW 215° | 2,679 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ellen D Mountain | S 172° | 2,614 m | 23.8 mi |
| White Elephant Butte | SSW 209° | 2,574 m | 17.4 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SW 214° | 2,539 m | 17.3 mi |
| Red Elephant Butte | SSW 210° | 2,538 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mahogany Elephant Butte | SSW 208° | 2,528 m | 16.7 mi |
| Wrangle Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,416 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:37 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:26 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358650186
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