Castle Butte
Castle Butte rises to 2,029 m in Idaho. East Peak stands 2,391 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q49018383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,029 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 1.8 mi
- No-see-um Butte: 3.8 mi
- Hungry Point: 3.9 mi
- Sherman Peak: 5.1 mi
- Grave Butte: 5.3 mi
- Stanley Hot Springs: 8.3 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 9.0 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 9.0 mi
- Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Big Pool: 16.6 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 17.7 mi
- Parsons Spring: 18.6 mi
- High Spring: 19.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 22.5 mi
- Colgate Licks: 13.5 mi
- Tom Beal Park: 23.2 mi
- Kube Park: 24.2 mi
- 155 fishing/swimming hole: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Castle Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Peak | S 170° | 2,391 m | 15.3 mi |
| McConnell Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,259 m | 15.4 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | SE 143° | 2,254 m | 8.3 mi |
| Stanley Butte | S 178° | 2,238 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sponge Mountain | SE 142° | 2,234 m | 7.9 mi |
| End Butte | SSE 149° | 2,210 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 91° | 2,172 m | 14.0 mi |
| Lizard Peak | SSE 165° | 2,162 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:51 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:06 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powell, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654793
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