Chimney Butte
Chimney Butte rises to 1,710 m in Idaho. Eagle Mountain stands 2,254 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,710 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sherman Peak: 1.5 mi
- Liz Butte: 2.2 mi
- Willow Point: 3.4 mi
- Bowl Butte: 3.9 mi
- Little Weitas Butte: 4.0 mi
- Stanley Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 15.5 mi
- Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 15.5 mi
- Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Big Pool: 23.2 mi
- Stuart Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 11.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 19.1 mi
- Parsons Spring: 21.7 mi
- High Spring: 22.4 mi
- Colgate Licks: 20.0 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Jungle Point: 21.9 mi
- Hot Point: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Chimney Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,254 m | 12.7 mi |
| Stanley Butte | SSE 150° | 2,238 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sponge Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,234 m | 12.5 mi |
| End Butte | ESE 123° | 2,210 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lookout Peak | NNE 28° | 2,093 m | 14.0 mi |
| Long Lake Point | ESE 119° | 2,090 m | 10.5 mi |
| Greenside Butte | SE 142° | 2,081 m | 10.5 mi |
| Flea Ridge Point | S 171° | 2,076 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:51 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:01 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:07 | 15:58 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pierce, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 379280 — Chimney Butte, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654925
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