Cherry Butte
Cherry Butte rises to 1,124 m in Idaho. Elk Butte stands 1,772 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Benson Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Elk River Back Country Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49019939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,124 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 11.7 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Benson Hill: 0.9 mi
- Potato Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mica Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Stanford Point: 7.4 mi
- McGary Butte: 8.0 mi
- Elwood School: 7.7 mi
- Laird Park: 10.8 mi
- City Park: 13.3 mi
- Ball Field Mud Bog: 16.4 mi
- Gazebo Park: 16.5 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
- Troy Mining & Milling Co.: 11.1 mi
- steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 19.7 mi
- Amos Bench: 21.8 mi
- Pink House Beach: 23.0 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Fir Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- McConnell Mansion Museum: 23.3 mi
- Moscow Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Cherry Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Butte | E 84° | 1,772 m | 19.1 mi |
| Hemlock Butte | ENE 68° | 1,747 m | 18.6 mi |
| Windy Point | E 80° | 1,691 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 351° | 1,622 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,589 m | 15.0 mi |
| Moscow Mountain | W 268° | 1,520 m | 16.5 mi |
| Nakarna Mountain | N 6° | 1,518 m | 17.2 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,506 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:57 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:09 | 16:01 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 379218 — Cherry Butte, Latah County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654907
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