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Elk Butte

Elk Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Elk Butte rises to 1,772 m in Idaho. Widow Mountain stands 2,069 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Point, a peak 1.6 miles away. Elk River Back Country Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1772 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.84102, -116.11765

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
  • Ball Field Mud Bog: 4.9 mi
  • City Park: 5.0 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 5.5 mi
  • R.D. Merrill Park: 5.5 mi
  • Dworshak State Park: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Elk Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Middle Elk Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Lower Elk Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Elk Creek Falls: 7.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Elk Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Widow MountainNNE 28°2,069 m17.1 mi
Lookout MountainNNE 23°2,055 m18.2 mi
Moses ButteNE 49°2,016 m18.5 mi
Jug RockNE 51°1,983 m18.5 mi
Crater PeakNNE 26°1,967 m14.4 mi
Long Hike RockNNE 30°1,951 m18.2 mi
Blackdome PeakNE 55°1,944 m17.3 mi
Grandmother MountainN 8°1,942 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1718:57
June solstice04:5119:5620:43
September equinox06:3218:0418:44
December solstice07:2815:0715:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273036425158656556443527
Precip in5.14.03.33.53.22.70.90.91.53.44.85.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK RVR, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 381333 — Elk Butte, Clearwater County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358655555

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