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Indian Butte

Indian Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Butte rises to 1,108 m in Idaho. Horse Butte stands 1,533 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Twentymile Butte, a peak 4.9 miles away. Thousand Springs Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038394, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1108 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.75768, -115.07173

Overlooks nearby

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Parks: 18
  • Hagerman Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
  • Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Visitors Center: 9.7 mi
  • Hagerman City Park: 9.8 mi
  • Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
  • Ritter Island: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Salmon Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Devil's washbowl waterfall: 13.4 mi
  • Devils Washboard Falls: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 6.0 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 15.6 mi
Museums: 2
  • Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 10.4 mi
  • Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 12.4 mi
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ritter Island: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horse ButteSSW 200°1,533 m24.8 mi
Castleford ButteS 173°1,356 m17.1 mi
Devil Creek ButteSSE 166°1,349 m21.9 mi
Winter Camp ButteWSW 248°1,343 m24.0 mi
Crows Nest ButteSW 226°1,300 m16.9 mi
Black ButteWSW 253°1,282 m16.6 mi
Sunset ButteSE 145°1,221 m16.6 mi
Sunset ButteSE 145°1,221 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1519:53
June solstice06:0320:4021:23
September equinox07:2819:0219:39
December solstice08:0816:2417:10

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543495866747263503830
Precip in1.30.91.00.81.00.60.10.20.40.71.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerman 2 SW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396688 — Indian Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358662034

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