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Fingers Butte

Fingers Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Fingers Butte rises to 1,712 m in Idaho. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cruthers Butte, a peak 3.0 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028872, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1712 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.42046, -113.25306

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 7
  • Lava Field: 5.5 mi
  • Bridge of Tears: 9.5 mi
  • Natural Arch: 12.3 mi
  • Bridge of the Moon: 12.6 mi
  • Lava Trees: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Rock of Ages: 22.5 mi
  • Watch Tower: 22.5 mi
  • Gateway Rock: 22.6 mi
  • Sea of Joy: 22.6 mi
Parks: 3
  • Bottolfsen Park: 14.9 mi
  • Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 19.7 mi
  • Moore City Park: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Fingers Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blizzard MountainWNW 285°2,838.602 m21.5 mi
Howe PeakNNE 21°2,651 m21.6 mi
Timbered DomeNW 313°2,538 m19.7 mi
Arco PeakN 352°2,299 m17.2 mi
Big ButteE 98°2,296 m11.7 mi
Black CapWNW 290°2,294 m19.8 mi
Big Southern ButteE 98°2,273 m11.6 mi
Big Cinder ButteW 269°1,986 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5320:3421:18
September equinox07:2118:5419:32
December solstice08:0316:1417:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334445361696758453120
Precip in0.70.60.70.91.21.10.30.50.70.70.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 372692 — Fingers Butte, Butte County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358650955

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