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Johnson Butte

Johnson Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Johnson Butte rises to 1,482 m in Idaho. Bell Mountain stands 2,431 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinzie Butte, a peak 6.5 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1482 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.11629, -114.20782

Overlooks nearby

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Springs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Little Drops Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
  • Mary L Gooding Memorial Park: 16.0 mi
  • Bellevue City Park: 24.3 mi
  • O'Donnell Park: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Shoshone Ice Caves: 12.8 mi
  • Lincoln County Fairgrounds: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Timmerman Rest Area: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Timmerman Rest Area: 15.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bell MountainNNE 13°2,431 m22.3 mi
Lookout MountainN 359°2,289 m22.8 mi
Prospects HillNNW 345°2,186.635 m24.3 mi
Skeeter PointNNE 16°1,926 m12.9 mi
Rattler ButteNNW 348°1,908 m22.9 mi
Bunker HillNNW 343°1,879 m23.4 mi
Moonstone MountainNW 323°1,869 m21.4 mi
Gilman ButteNNW 341°1,858 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1219:49
June solstice05:5820:3721:21
September equinox07:2518:5819:36
December solstice08:0616:1917:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232837455462717060473424
Precip in1.50.91.00.91.10.70.20.30.50.90.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richfield, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358660675

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