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Little Copper Butte

Little Copper Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Little Copper Butte rises to 2,185 m in Idaho. Fenn Mountain stands 2,436 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2185 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.98130, -115.15929

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 3
  • Martin Hot Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • High Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Parsons Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Indian Springs: 18.6 mi
Parks: 2
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 10.5 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 8.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Little Copper Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fenn MountainN 351°2,436 m13.7 mi
East PeakN 359°2,391 m16.2 mi
Elk MountainSE 135°2,377 m6.7 mi
Wylies PeakE 89°2,350 m9.3 mi
Indian PeakSE 128°2,340 m3.5 mi
Chimney PeakNNW 342°2,324 m15.3 mi
Rocky PeakSE 140°2,311 m4.0 mi
Vermilion PeakSSE 164°2,290 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5119:4920:36
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:2015:0815:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252834404855636153433224
Precip in3.42.32.72.93.13.61.21.11.62.63.32.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK City 1NE, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384777 — Little Copper Butte, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358656999

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