Elephant Butte
Elephant Butte rises to 934 m in Idaho. Puhitempi Kuaikatete stands 2,051 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Point, a peak 3.1 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q49027551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 934 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Marsing Island Park: 6.6 mi
- Lower Dam Recreation Area--Deer Flat NWR: 11.1 mi
- Mallard Park: 12.2 mi
- Lake Lowell Park: 12.4 mi
- Midway Park: 13.7 mi
- Windy Point: 3.1 mi
- French John Hill: 3.5 mi
- Flat Top Butte: 5.5 mi
- Liberty Butte: 5.6 mi
- Buck Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History: 16.0 mi
- Indian Creek Museum: 16.4 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 16.9 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 17.2 mi
- Warhawk Air Museum: 18.6 mi
- Graveyard Rim: 10.5 mi
- Coal Bank: 15.2 mi
- Gravelly Point: 15.7 mi
- The Tongue: 21.4 mi
- Murphy Rim: 22.3 mi
- Meadowlark Spring: 14.1 mi
- Horse Trap Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cow trough: 22.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 23.3 mi
- Briar Spring: 23.3 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 16.0 mi
- Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Mill Wheel: 20.7 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 24.1 mi
- Jesus Christ: 16.1 mi
- Flushing Pheasants Sculpture to honor Keith Bird.: 24.8 mi
- Meridian Welcome Sign: 24.9 mi
- Tate's Rents: 15.1 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 16.8 mi
- Celebration Park: 19.8 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 20.1 mi
- Jump Falls: 3.8 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
- Wilson Springs: 15.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elephant Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puhitempi Kuaikatete | S 187° | 2,051 m | 13.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,015 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rooster Comb Peak | S 175° | 1,918 m | 22.3 mi |
| Whiskey Mountain | S 173° | 1,868 m | 20.6 mi |
| Salmon Butte | S 176° | 1,848 m | 13.2 mi |
| Getaway Mountain | S 172° | 1,835 m | 10.1 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SW 216° | 1,828 m | 23.1 mi |
| Piute Butte | S 188° | 1,811 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:49 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:28 | 17:15 |
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 | 37 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer Flat DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661686
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