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Castle Butte

Castle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Butte rises to 805 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Butte, a peak 3.5 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 11 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States

Wikidata Q49018385, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
805 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.10183, -116.27233
Around it

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Parks: 5
  • Trueblood Wildlife Area: 10.8 mi
  • Centennial Park: 11.9 mi
  • Locust Park: 18.2 mi
  • Scout Park: 18.4 mi
  • North Park: 18.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Briar Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Black Horse Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Tiddie Spring: 21.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Benjamin Priest Ranch: 14.2 mi
  • Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 15.4 mi
Museums: 2
  • Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 16.1 mi
  • Melba Valley Museum: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayden PeakWSW 247°2,556 m21.2 mi
Cinnabar MountainWSW 246°2,514 m21.3 mi
Turntable MountainWSW 249°2,468 m21.9 mi
War Eagle MountainWSW 253°2,451 m22.8 mi
Quicksilver MountainWSW 240°2,447 m21.1 mi
Sawpit PeakWSW 252°2,349 m24.8 mi
Stormy HillWSW 253°2,265 m22.4 mi
Slacks MountainW 265°2,219 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:58
June solstice06:0620:4521:29
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1416:2717:14

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323846526169767465524032
Precip in0.80.50.70.70.90.60.30.20.20.40.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand View 4 NW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661465

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