Gold Butte
Gold Butte rises to 1,371 m in Idaho. Moses Butte stands 2,016 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Green Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Elk River Back Country Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49032037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1371 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 106.6 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Green Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Riverview Point: 4.6 mi
- Green Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Jericho Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Elk Butte: 6.1 mi
- R.D. Merrill Park: 6.2 mi
- Gazebo Park: 6.3 mi
- Ball Field Mud Bog: 6.3 mi
- City Park: 6.5 mi
- Dworshak State Park: 16.9 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 16.2 mi
- Orphan Point: 19.5 mi
- Orofino Creek Point: 21.2 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Clearwater Museum: 21.7 mi
- Pink House Beach: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Gold Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Butte | NNE 32° | 2,016 m | 20.0 mi |
| Jug Rock | NNE 33° | 1,983 m | 19.9 mi |
| Crater Peak | N 9° | 1,967 m | 18.2 mi |
| Blackdome Peak | NE 36° | 1,944 m | 18.3 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | N 356° | 1,942 m | 19.3 mi |
| Marks Butte | N 358° | 1,922 m | 17.8 mi |
| Grandfather Mountain | N 353° | 1,922 m | 20.1 mi |
| Duncecap Rock | NE 37° | 1,824 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:17 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:55 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:04 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:08 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK RVR, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655948
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