Hemlock Butte
Hemlock Butte rises to 1,836 m in Idaho. Buckingham Point stands 2,051 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lean-To Spring, a spring 2.8 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035946, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,836 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowy Summit: 3.1 mi
- French Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Larch Butte: 6.6 mi
- Weitas Butte: 8.4 mi
- Boundary Peak: 8.8 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 2.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 23.6 mi
- Orofino Creek Point: 14.1 mi
- Jungle Point: 19.1 mi
- Fraser Park: 20.8 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Stanley Hot Springs: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Hemlock Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Point | NNE 30° | 2,051 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sherman Peak | ESE 105° | 2,029 m | 15.1 mi |
| Castle Butte | E 98° | 2,029 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cook Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,991 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bowl Butte | ESE 114° | 1,943 m | 10.0 mi |
| Fox Butte | ENE 63° | 1,931 m | 15.8 mi |
| Porphyry Peak | E 80° | 1,892 m | 18.6 mi |
| Liz Butte | E 97° | 1,857 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:53 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:02 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pierce, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 383084 — Hemlock Butte, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656321
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