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Johnny Butte

Johnny Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Johnny Butte rises to 1,322 m in Idaho. Pot Mountain stands 2,149 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Doris Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1322 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.58769, -115.42819

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 3
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 20.4 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 20.5 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 20.6 mi
Parks: 2
  • Hanging Trees Historical Marker: 20.2 mi
  • Colgate Licks: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Johnny Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pot MountainN 5°2,149 m10.3 mi
Lookout PeakE 86°2,093 m10.1 mi
Moccasin PeakESE 103°2,058 m16.7 mi
Buckingham PointN 356°2,051 m7.6 mi
Cold Springs PeakNNE 23°2,041 m14.9 mi
Scurvy MountainENE 63°2,031 m15.6 mi
Sherman PeakSSE 157°2,029 m12.9 mi
Castle ButteSE 137°2,029 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:4919:5220:39
September equinox06:2918:0118:41
December solstice07:2415:0615:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273034404955626153423326
Precip in4.84.24.63.73.52.70.91.01.43.45.25.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656705

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