Elk Butte
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
- 1,772 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Windy Point: 1.6 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Shattuck Butte: 5.2 mi
- Hemlock Butte: 5.5 mi
- Gold Butte: 6.1 mi
- 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
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Orphan Point: 16.2 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 17.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,069 m | 17.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,055 m | 18.2 mi |
| Moses Butte | NE 49° | 2,016 m | 18.5 mi |
| Jug Rock | NE 51° | 1,983 m | 18.5 mi |
| Crater Peak | NNE 26° | 1,967 m | 14.4 mi |
| Long Hike Rock | NNE 30° | 1,951 m | 18.2 mi |
| Blackdome Peak | NE 55° | 1,944 m | 17.3 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | N 8° | 1,942 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:17 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:56 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:04 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:07 | 15:59 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
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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