Kern Butte
Kern Butte rises to 977 m in Idaho. South Chilco Mountain stands 1,724 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Higgens Point, a attraction 1.9 miles away. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49041305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 977 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bernard Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potlatch Hill: 3.1 mi
- Fernan Hill: 3.2 mi
- Kelly Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Cherry Hill: 4.3 mi
- Best Hill: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Centennial Park: 3.6 mi
- Person Field: 4.4 mi
- East Tubbs Hill Park: 4.4 mi
- Cherry Hill Park: 4.6 mi
- Bryan Park: 4.9 mi
- Fernan Lake Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Canfield Mountain Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- MacKenzie Natural Area: 17.9 mi
- Gateway Conservation Area: 17.9 mi
- Hauser Conservation Area: 19.7 mi
- Higgens Point: 1.9 mi
- Cougar Bay Dozer: 6.8 mi
- Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 7.2 mi
- Triple Play Family Fun Park: 8.7 mi
- Timber Terror: 17.3 mi
- CTK Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Shared Harvest Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Gathering Garden: 5.7 mi
- Post Falls Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Goodness Grows Children's Garden: 14.8 mi
- Silver Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sanders Beach: 4.0 mi
- City Beach: 5.4 mi
- North Idaho Beach: 5.8 mi
- Preston Beach: 8.1 mi
- Harvey: 4.9 mi
- John Mullan: 7.9 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 13.1 mi
- Coeur d'Alene Tribe Warriors and Veterans Memorial: 23.8 mi
- CVHS Bear Statue: 24.0 mi
- Museum of North Idaho: 5.2 mi
- Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 10.4 mi
- Post Falls Museum: 13.1 mi
- Westwood Historical Society: 14.8 mi
- Hndarep - Canoe Landing: 17.9 mi
- Plummmer Point: 20.8 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 21.2 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 23.8 mi
- K27 Monument: 9.0 mi
- Henley Airstrip (historical): 17.5 mi
- Horse Slaughter Monument: 18.5 mi
- Ross Point: 10.7 mi
- Twin Crags: 21.2 mi
- Bernard Point: 21.9 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 9.5 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 9.5 mi
- Post Falls: 13.3 mi
- Liberty Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Kern Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Chilco Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,724 m | 16.1 mi |
| Skitwish Peak | ENE 70° | 1,629 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mica Peak | W 261° | 1,598 m | 14.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSE 149° | 1,582 m | 16.6 mi |
| Monument Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,553 m | 12.1 mi |
| Spades Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,529 m | 11.0 mi |
| Copper Mountain | E 93° | 1,518 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hemlock Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,503 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 20:01 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:05 | 15:58 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coeur D'alene, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 395549 — Kern Butte, Kootenai County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358660685
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