Lookout Butte
Lookout Butte rises to 1,783 m in Idaho. Pilot Knob stands 2,171 m to the south-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Newsome Creek Research Natural Area, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49046502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,783 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Knob: 3.1 mi
- Goddard Point: 3.6 mi
- Lodge Point: 4.7 mi
- Peterson Point: 5.6 mi
- Potato Hill: 5.7 mi
- Three Devils Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 14.0 mi
- Stites City Park: 15.5 mi
- Kooskia City Park: 16.6 mi
- Nez Perce National Historical Park - Heart of the Monster: 20.2 mi
- Hot Point: 4.8 mi
- West Fork Point: 5.9 mi
- Jungle Point: 10.8 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Dizzy Head: 15.3 mi
- Cotter Bar: 20.8 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.1 mi
- Freds Spring: 19.8 mi
- Selway Falls: 16.9 mi
- Button Beach: 18.1 mi
- Mount Idaho: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Lookout Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SSW 193° | 2,171 m | 10.0 mi |
| Louse Point | ENE 61° | 2,140 m | 19.1 mi |
| Coolwater Mountain | NE 52° | 2,113 m | 12.3 mi |
| Ghost Mountain | ENE 63° | 2,089 m | 16.8 mi |
| Anderson Butte | SE 125° | 2,085 m | 19.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SE 133° | 2,077 m | 7.8 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,075 m | 14.5 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,015 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:52 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:10 | 16:00 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fenn RS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 386104 — Lookout Butte, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657123
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