Cedar Butte
Cedar Butte rises to 1,047 m in Idaho. Lookout Mountain stands 2,055 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bechtel Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Elk River Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,047 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 13.2 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bechtel Butte: 1.4 mi
- Clarkia Peak: 1.5 mi
- Sherwin Point: 3.9 mi
- Emerald Butte: 4.0 mi
- West Emerald: 5.3 mi
- City Park: 16.6 mi
- Ball Field Mud Bog: 16.7 mi
- Laird Park: 17.0 mi
- Gazebo Park: 17.3 mi
- R.D. Merrill Park: 17.4 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- Orphan Point: 17.3 mi
- Lotus Point: 23.1 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Cedar Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,055 m | 16.7 mi |
| Marble Mountain | NE 52° | 1,978 m | 16.2 mi |
| Crater Peak | E 84° | 1,967 m | 15.1 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,942 m | 11.2 mi |
| Grandfather Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,922 m | 10.4 mi |
| Marks Butte | E 84° | 1,922 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pinchot Butte | E 93° | 1,823 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cornwall Point | ENE 64° | 1,772 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:57 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:05 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:07 | 15:59 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK RVR, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661496
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