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. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 94 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49046488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1967 m
How to reach it
- 93.7 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
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
- Chief Joseph War Historical Marker: 14.0 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
- 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
- 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° | 2,578.608 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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