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Fox Butte

Fox Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Fox Butte rises to 1,931 m in Idaho. Rock Garden stands 2,152 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1931 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.57714, -115.33208

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 4
  • Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 16.1 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 16.1 mi
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
  • Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Big Pool: 23.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Colgate Licks: 20.2 mi
  • Hanging Trees Historical Marker: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cedar Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 155 fishing/swimming hole: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Fox Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock GardenE 82°2,152 m16.8 mi
Pot MountainNNW 342°2,149 m11.5 mi
Lookout PeakENE 75°2,093 m5.7 mi
Moccasin PeakESE 105°2,058 m12.1 mi
Buckingham PointNNW 329°2,051 m9.7 mi
Cold Springs PeakN 5°2,041 m14.5 mi
Scurvy MountainNE 50°2,031 m12.2 mi
Sherman PeakS 178°2,029 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:54
June solstice04:4919:5220:39
September equinox06:2918:0118:41
December solstice07:2315:0615:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273034404955626153423326
Precip in4.84.24.63.73.52.70.91.01.43.45.25.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358655809

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