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Larch Butte

Larch Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Larch Butte rises to 1,691 m in Idaho. Pot Mountain stands 2,149 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sevenmile Point, a peak 2.3 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

Larch Butte is a summit in the U.S. state of Idaho, with an elevation of 5,548 feet (1,691 m). Larch Butte was named after the western larch tree (Larix occidentalis).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q48972053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1691 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.53936, -115.52764

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 3
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 20.1 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 24.0 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Hanging Trees Historical Marker: 14.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Larch Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pot MountainNNE 23°2,149 m14.7 mi
Lookout PeakENE 74°2,093 m15.3 mi
Buckingham PointNNE 21°2,051 m11.7 mi
Sherman PeakSE 131°2,029 m12.9 mi
Castle ButteESE 116°2,029 m16.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 113°1,992 m14.8 mi
Cook MountainENE 72°1,991 m11.2 mi
Monroe ButteE 88°1,990 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:55
June solstice04:5019:5320:40
September equinox06:3018:0218:42
December solstice07:2415:0715:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035425057646354443326
Precip in5.54.14.44.03.83.31.31.01.63.44.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pierce, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358656901

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