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Juniper Butte

Juniper Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Juniper Butte rises to 1,668 m in Idaho. Bearpaw Mountain stands 2,268 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mosquito Lake Butte, a peak 2.7 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1668 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.25963, -115.34423

47 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Springs: 7
  • Whiteside Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Willow Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Dead Horse Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Granite Spring: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpaw MountainSSW 208°2,268 m24.0 mi
Calhoun ButteESE 112°1,978 m24.3 mi
Triplet ButteSW 224°1,833 m22.5 mi
Mud Flat HillSE 135°1,831 m17.6 mi
Black RockSW 234°1,830 m18.3 mi
Rizzi TableSW 234°1,826 m23.9 mi
Signal ButteESE 111°1,800 m18.1 mi
Horse HillSSE 166°1,795 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1719:54
June solstice06:0620:3921:22
September equinox07:2919:0319:40
December solstice08:0816:2717:13

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137425057666557463528
Precip in1.10.91.22.22.31.20.70.50.91.01.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 373362 — Juniper Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358651551

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