Horse Creek Butte
Horse Creek Butte rises to 2,539 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Oreana Spring, a spring 2.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2539 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cayuse Point: 3.6 mi
- Tincup Hill: 5.3 mi
- Long Tom Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Sheepeater Point: 7.6 mi
- Blue Nose: 7.7 mi
- Oreana Spring: 2.6 mi
- Dishpan Spring: 2.9 mi
- Beartrap Spring: 3.7 mi
- Bear Camp Spring: 5.3 mi
- Telephone Pole Spring: 6.1 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Dead Water Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Newland Ranch Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
- Veil Falls: 23.5 mi
- Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area: 20.0 mi
- Painted Rocks State Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
- Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 24.6 mi
- Fire FIghter Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 17.5 mi
- Blue Joint Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
- Painted Rocks State Park: 20.0 mi
- Leesburg: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Horse Creek Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | SSW 195° | 3,075 m | 18.3 mi |
| Goat Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,929 m | 15.9 mi |
| Beehive | S 189° | 2,922 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cottonwood Butte | SW 235° | 2,841 m | 17.1 mi |
| Dome Mountain | S 184° | 2,834 m | 13.6 mi |
| Twin Peak | SW 228° | 2,816 m | 16.2 mi |
| Thirteen Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,739 m | 14.3 mi |
| Stripe Mountain | WNW 294° | 2,735 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:45 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:09 | 15:58 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoup, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 383375 — Horse Creek Butte, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656408
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