Joes Butte
Joes Butte rises to 1,038 m in Idaho. Granite Peak stands 2,506 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Baird Cabin, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1038 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
64 named places within 25 miles
- Ola Summit: 3.6 mi
- Fletcher Butte: 5.7 mi
- Friday Butte: 7.6 mi
- Cook Knob: 8.5 mi
- Dry Buck Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Weilmunster Park: 17.6 mi
- Montour Park Campground: 18.5 mi
- Wild Rose Park: 18.9 mi
- Black Canyon Park: 18.9 mi
- Cobblestone Park: 19.1 mi
- Baird Cabin: 1.1 mi
- Gem County Veteran's Monument and Tank: 23.4 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 14.4 mi
- Waterwheel Gardens: 21.9 mi
- Gem County Museum: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joes Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | NNE 27° | 2,506 m | 18.4 mi |
| Snowbank Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,489 m | 20.3 mi |
| Tripod Peak | NNE 33° | 2,459 m | 16.3 mi |
| Collier Peak | NNE 28° | 2,430 m | 21.2 mi |
| Wilson Peak | NNE 22° | 2,397 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gabes Peak | NNE 23° | 2,332 m | 18.3 mi |
| Lookout Peak | NNE 18° | 2,308 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hawley Mountain | SE 134° | 2,221 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:49 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:22 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLA, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662043
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