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Hemlock Butte

Hemlock Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
1836 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.47352, -115.62875

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 3
  • Hanging Trees Historical Marker: 9.0 mi
  • Fraser Park: 20.8 mi
  • Three Devils Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Hemlock Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buckingham PointNNE 30°2,051 m17.9 mi
Sherman PeakESE 105°2,029 m15.1 mi
Bald MountainE 94°1,992 m18.4 mi
Cook MountainENE 63°1,991 m17.4 mi
Bowl ButteESE 114°1,943 m10.0 mi
Fox ButteENE 63°1,931 m15.8 mi
Porphyry PeakE 80°1,892 m18.6 mi
Liz ButteE 97°1,857 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:55
June solstice04:5019:5320:40
September equinox06:3018:0218:42
December solstice07:2415:0815:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035425057646354443326
Precip in5.54.14.44.03.83.31.31.01.63.44.95.7

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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