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Ferry Butte

Ferry Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Ferry Butte rises to 1,470 m in Idaho. South Putnam Mountain stands 2,724 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Butterfly Haven, a nature reserve 6.0 miles away. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1470 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.11269, -112.49332

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 21
Museums: 6
  • Idaho Potato Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Bingham County Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Historic Downtown Pocatello: 17.3 mi
  • Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 17.6 mi
  • Museum of Clean: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
Beaches: 4
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Butterfly Haven: 6.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ferry Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Putnam MountainSE 127°2,724 m22.9 mi
Mount PutnamESE 124°2,685 m19.9 mi
Rock KnollS 180°2,205 m23.4 mi
Wild MountainS 177°2,183 m21.7 mi
Kinport PeakS 179°2,172 m21.1 mi
Chinese PeakSSE 160°2,065 m19.4 mi
Gibson MountainS 175°2,033 m23.5 mi
Higham PeakE 84°2,027 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0519:42
June solstice05:5120:3021:14
September equinox07:1818:5219:29
December solstice07:5916:1216:59

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242838455361696758463324
Precip in0.90.71.01.01.40.90.40.50.80.90.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Hall 1 NNE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358650950

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