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Gedney Butte

Gedney Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Gedney Butte rises to 1,538 m in Idaho. Crab Spring Butte stands 1,915 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Poison Butte, a peak 4.6 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1538 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47518, -115.88843

34 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station: 5.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jarbidge Falls: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crab Spring ButteWNW 284°1,915 m19.9 mi
Otter ButtesSSW 196°1,914 m24.3 mi
Turner ButteWSW 243°1,864 m14.4 mi
Wild Horse TableSW 235°1,853 m10.4 mi
Turner TableWSW 253°1,830 m15.2 mi
SugarloafWNW 302°1,812 m15.7 mi
Little Blue TableSSW 212°1,789 m13.0 mi
Dollar ButteWSW 254°1,771 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:56
June solstice06:0720:4221:25
September equinox07:3219:0519:43
December solstice08:1116:2917:14

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048546270787667554335
Precip in1.00.50.70.71.20.60.10.10.30.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bruneau, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358661807

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