Crows Nest Butte
Crows Nest Butte rises to 1,300 m in Idaho. Juniper Butte stands 1,668 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Big Hill, a peak 6.4 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49023221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1300 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Woodys cove interpretive area · 29 mi
- point 6 · 29 mi
- point 3 · 29 mi
- viewpoint 2 · 30 mi
41 named places within 25 miles
- The Big Hill: 6.4 mi
- Notch Butte: 6.8 mi
- Black Butte: 7.7 mi
- Notch Butte: 8.9 mi
- Winter Camp Butte: 10.4 mi
- Balanced Rock State Park: 18.2 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 23.4 mi
- Three Island State Park: 23.8 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 24.3 mi
- Balanced Rock: 18.2 mi
- Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 21.9 mi
- Windy Point: 18.1 mi
- Salmon Falls: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crows Nest Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Butte | S 184° | 1,668 m | 22.8 mi |
| Black Butte | SSE 152° | 1,641 m | 23.8 mi |
| Burnt Butte | S 178° | 1,631 m | 24.6 mi |
| Coonskin Butte | SSE 152° | 1,625 m | 18.8 mi |
| Clover Butte | SSW 197° | 1,574 m | 15.1 mi |
| Horse Butte | SSE 161° | 1,533 m | 12.3 mi |
| Monument Butte | WSW 240° | 1,479 m | 23.2 mi |
| Catholic Butte | SW 235° | 1,458 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 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, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358660334
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