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Copper Butte

Copper Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Copper Butte rises to 2,172 m in Idaho. Fenn Mountain stands 2,436 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Copper Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2172 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.98658, -115.19484

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 3
  • Martin Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 11.6 mi
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 8.8 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 16.0 mi
  • Three Devils Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • High Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Parsons Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Indian Springs: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 7.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Copper Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fenn MountainN 358°2,436 m13.2 mi
East PeakN 5°2,391 m15.9 mi
Elk MountainSE 129°2,377 m8.2 mi
Wylies PeakE 91°2,350 m11.0 mi
Indian PeakESE 119°2,340 m5.2 mi
Chimney PeakNNW 348°2,324 m14.5 mi
Rocky PeakSE 128°2,311 m5.5 mi
Vermilion PeakSE 145°2,290 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5119:5020:36
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:2115:0915:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834404855636153433224
Precip in3.42.32.72.93.13.61.21.11.62.63.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655047

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