Coonskin Butte
Coonskin Butte rises to 1,625 m in Idaho. China Mountain stands 2,298 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Butte, a peak 5.1 miles away. Thousand Springs Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49021892, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,625 m
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
43 named places within 25 miles
- Black Butte: 5.1 mi
- Horse Butte: 6.9 mi
- Marshall Butte: 8.2 mi
- Tuanna Butte: 10.1 mi
- Devil Creek Butte: 11.2 mi
- Whiteside Spring: 19.5 mi
- Granite Spring: 22.1 mi
- Coyote Spring: 24.8 mi
- Black Rock: 20.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 21.8 mi
- Castle Grayskull: 21.8 mi
- Jarbidge Falls: 24.6 mi
- Balanced Rock State Park: 16.5 mi
- Balanced Rock: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coonskin Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Mountain | SE 145° | 2,298 m | 24.8 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SE 134° | 2,060 m | 21.4 mi |
| Calhoun Butte | SE 142° | 1,978 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bobcat Butte | SE 135° | 1,861 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mud Flat Hill | S 174° | 1,831 m | 18.7 mi |
| Signal Butte | SSE 153° | 1,800 m | 14.1 mi |
| Horse Hill | SSW 200° | 1,795 m | 21.3 mi |
| Little Grassy Hill | S 171° | 1,785 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:39 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:26 | 17:12 |
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 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castleford 2 N, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 372120 — Coonskin Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358650417
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