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Lookout Butte

Lookout Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
1783 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.04589, -115.65979

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cotter Bar: 20.8 mi
  • Blackerby Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • McAllister Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Indian Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Freds Spring: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Button Beach: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSSW 193°2,171 m10.0 mi
Louse PointENE 61°2,140 m19.1 mi
Coolwater MountainNE 52°2,113 m12.3 mi
Ghost MountainENE 63°2,089 m16.8 mi
Anderson ButteSE 125°2,085 m19.2 mi
Iron MountainSE 133°2,077 m7.8 mi
Round Top MountainENE 67°2,075 m14.5 mi
Baldy MountainSSW 209°2,015 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:55
June solstice04:5219:5220:38
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:2315:1016:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542495763727161493831
Precip in4.93.74.34.13.63.70.90.91.63.15.24.7

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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