Federal Butte
Federal Butte rises to 1,475 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Briar Spring, a spring 2.7 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,475 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Little Sugar Loaf: 5.1 mi
- Cavaney Hill: 6.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Slacks Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Ruby City: 9.7 mi
- Dewey: 9.8 mi
- Silver City: 10.2 mi
- De Lamar: 13.2 mi
- Briar Spring: 2.7 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 3.5 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 4.1 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 6.3 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 16.9 mi
- Murphy Rim: 7.9 mi
- Coal Bank: 13.0 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 14.3 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 14.6 mi
- Celebration Park: 12.1 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
- Jordan Valley City Park: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Federal Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | S 189° | 2,556 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cinnabar Mountain | S 188° | 2,514 m | 11.7 mi |
| Turntable Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,468 m | 10.9 mi |
| War Eagle Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,451 m | 10.1 mi |
| Quicksilver Mountain | S 182° | 2,447 m | 13.4 mi |
| Sawpit Peak | SSW 209° | 2,349 m | 11.9 mi |
| Florida Mountain | SW 217° | 2,337 m | 10.9 mi |
| China Butte | SSW 202° | 2,272 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:47 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:29 | 17:15 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy 10 W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396481 — Federal Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661714
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