Cottonwood Butte
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
- 39.6 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Peak: 2.4 mi
- Farrow Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Stoddard Creek Point: 5.2 mi
- Papoose Peak: 5.4 mi
- Butts Creek Point: 5.7 mi
- 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
- Nugget Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- Veil Falls: 11.6 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 17.8 mi
- Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 18.2 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 18.2 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 7.6 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | SE 130° | 3,075 m | 12.2 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | SE 141° | 2,997 m | 12.0 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,929 m | 10.2 mi |
| Beehive | ESE 111° | 2,922 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,914 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,902 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | SE 132° | 2,865 m | 16.0 mi |
| Dome Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,834 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:11 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
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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