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Clay Butte

Clay Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Clay Butte rises to 1,487 m in Idaho. Rattlesnake Point stands 2,006 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunker Hill, a peak 3.7 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.90880, -112.36776

41 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Parks: 5
  • Market Lake Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
  • Roberts Community Park: 17.9 mi
  • Railroad Park: 22.4 mi
  • Historic Monument Site of First Ferry: 23.7 mi
  • Beaver Dick Park: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Scott Samuelson Labrinth: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake PointWNW 302°2,006 m19.9 mi
Maud MountainNNW 328°1,908 m25.0 mi
West ButteENE 74°1,889 m24.1 mi
Scott ButteWNW 298°1,881 m23.8 mi
Kettle ButteS 181°1,693 m21.8 mi
Lone ButteN 8°1,647 m22.7 mi
Cedar ButteN 360°1,640 m12.2 mi
Sand MountainENE 78°1,618 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0419:42
June solstice05:4820:3221:16
September equinox07:1718:5119:29
December solstice08:0216:0816:55

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182335455461696758453120
Precip in0.70.40.50.91.51.10.50.50.60.70.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamer 4 NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663045

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