Clay Butte
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
- 1,487 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 29.3 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
41 named places within 25 miles
- Bunker Hill: 3.7 mi
- Needle Butte: 5.2 mi
- Table Butte: 6.1 mi
- Mollys Nipple: 8.2 mi
- Beacon Butte: 10.6 mi
- 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
- Scott Samuelson Labrinth: 16.4 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 19.7 mi
- Reno Point: 20.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Point | WNW 302° | 2,006 m | 19.9 mi |
| Maud Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,908 m | 25.0 mi |
| West Butte | ENE 74° | 1,889 m | 24.1 mi |
| Scott Butte | WNW 298° | 1,881 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kettle Butte | S 181° | 1,693 m | 21.8 mi |
| Lone Butte | N 8° | 1,647 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cedar Butte | N 360° | 1,640 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,618 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:32 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:08 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamer 4 NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663045
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