Captain Butte
Captain Butte rises to 1,794 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018057, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1794 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Rock: 0.6 mi
- Statue Hills: 5.2 mi
- Spain Hill: 5.4 mi
- Rooster Comb Peak: 5.6 mi
- Twin Peaks: 5.7 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 11.8 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 12.8 mi
- Briar Spring: 16.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 19.4 mi
- Horse Trap Spring: 21.6 mi
- De Lamar: 9.9 mi
- Dewey: 11.2 mi
- Ruby City: 12.9 mi
- Silver City: 13.4 mi
- Inskip Station: 25.0 mi
- Coal Bank: 7.6 mi
- Murphy Rim: 20.7 mi
- Jordan Valley City Park: 13.3 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 19.4 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
- Jump Falls: 22.7 mi
- Celebration Park: 22.7 mi
- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Captain Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | SE 131° | 2,556 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cinnabar Mountain | SE 132° | 2,514 m | 18.2 mi |
| Turntable Mountain | SE 131° | 2,468 m | 16.9 mi |
| War Eagle Mountain | SE 131° | 2,451 m | 14.9 mi |
| Quicksilver Mountain | SE 133° | 2,447 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sawpit Peak | SE 139° | 2,349 m | 14.4 mi |
| Florida Mountain | SE 137° | 2,337 m | 12.7 mi |
| China Butte | SE 145° | 2,272 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:48 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:30 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheaville 1 SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358650213
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