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Cottonwood Butte

Cottonwood Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Butte rises to 2,841 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 40 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2841 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.28853, -114.79343

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 12
  • Stub Creek Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Table Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Bear Camp Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Quaking Aspen Springs: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Veil Falls: 11.6 mi
Parks: 3
  • Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 17.8 mi
  • Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 18.2 mi
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Barth Hot Springs: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Cottonwood Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireSE 130°3,075 m12.2 mi
Aggipah MountainSE 141°2,997 m12.0 mi
Goat MountainESE 121°2,929 m10.2 mi
BeehiveESE 111°2,922 m12.7 mi
Wilson MountainSSE 149°2,914 m16.1 mi
Mormon MountainSSW 193°2,902 m19.3 mi
Cathedral RockSE 132°2,865 m16.0 mi
Dome MountainESE 106°2,834 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5219:4620:31
September equinox06:2718:0018:38
December solstice07:1615:1116:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 379823 — Cottonwood Butte, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358655092

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