Dorsey Butte
Dorsey Butte rises to 954 m in Idaho. Doyle Mountain stands 1,878 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chattin Hill, a peak 4.0 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49025539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 954 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
46 named places within 25 miles
- Chattin Hill: 4.0 mi
- Little Joe Butte: 5.7 mi
- Black Butte: 6.2 mi
- Jackass Butte: 7.7 mi
- Cinder Cone Butte: 9.7 mi
- Trueblood Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Centennial Park: 7.0 mi
- North Park: 10.1 mi
- Locust Park: 10.3 mi
- Scout Park: 10.4 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 22.4 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 23.7 mi
- City of Rocks: 23.1 mi
- Black Rocks: 24.7 mi
- Community Wall: 18.5 mi
- Mountain Home Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dorsey Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle Mountain | SW 223° | 1,878 m | 24.3 mi |
| Lockman Butte | ENE 63° | 1,155.192 m | 19.1 mi |
| Big Foot Butte | NW 314° | 1,076 m | 12.1 mi |
| Christmas Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,064 m | 15.7 mi |
| Cinder Cone Butte | NNE 19° | 1,043 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sinker Butte | WNW 301° | 1,038 m | 19.9 mi |
| Wind Butte | NNW 343° | 1,036 m | 10.9 mi |
| Flagstaff Butte | NNW 342° | 1,030 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:45 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:26 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 38 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 65 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand View 4 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396412 — Dorsey Butte, Elmore County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661646
Day trips start here
- Mountain Home · 19 mi
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