Looking Glass Butte
Looking Glass Butte rises to 1,967 m in Idaho. Patrick Butte stands 2,694 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence, a ghost town 2.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49046488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,967 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Marten Hill: 7.4 mi
- Southwest Butte: 7.4 mi
- Butzien Butte: 7.7 mi
- Hanover Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Martin Spring: 9.3 mi
- Sweet Anise Spring: 10.4 mi
- Peter Ready Spring: 14.7 mi
- Mya Springs: 15.1 mi
- Fish Dam Spring: 15.4 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 7.8 mi
- Plummer Point: 12.9 mi
- Devils Ladder: 13.6 mi
- The Projects: 19.4 mi
- Scotts Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Music Bar: 7.0 mi
- Shorts Bar Beach: 12.4 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 17.6 mi
- Skookumchuck Beach: 20.4 mi
- Steamboat Summit: 21.6 mi
- Slate Creek Recreation Site: 16.8 mi
- City Park: 23.3 mi
- Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 24.2 mi
- Buck Park: 24.4 mi
- Nezperce Indian War Historical Monument: 24.7 mi
- Allison Creek Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 20.4 mi
- Upper Pittsburg Landing: 22.1 mi
- Florence: 2.8 mi
- Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 16.5 mi
- Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 22.3 mi
- Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 22.6 mi
- B 23 Crash Site: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Looking Glass Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Butte | SW 215° | 2,694 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bear Pete Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,638 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hard Butte | SSW 207° | 2,635 m | 16.0 mi |
| Marshall Fin | SE 127° | 2,579 m | 13.1 mi |
| Marshall Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,571 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNE 28° | 2,551 m | 13.0 mi |
| Lava Butte | SSW 194° | 2,538 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cornice Point | SSE 165° | 2,526 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:51 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:05 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:15 | 16:04 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657120
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