Mahoney Butte
Mahoney Butte rises to 2,350 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs, a spring 3.6 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mahoney Butte, at 7,904 feet (2,409 m) above sea level is a peak in the Smoky Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Forest in Blaine County. It is located in the watershed of Greenhorn Creek, a tributary of the Big Wood River. It is about 4.6 mi (7.4 km) southwest of Bald Mountain. No roads or trails go to the summit, although the peak is most easily accessed from trails at the end of road 117.
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Wikidata Q8537375, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,350 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 9 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 24 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seattle Ridge: 4.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Boyle Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Carbonate Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Kelly Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Ketchum Bike Park: 7.2 mi
- Forest Service Park: 7.2 mi
- Town Square: 7.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 7.4 mi
- Knob Hill Natural Area: 7.5 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 3.6 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 15.9 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 20.3 mi
- Martin Spring: 20.7 mi
- Wurst Spring: 22.0 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 5.2 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Crown Point: 16.2 mi
- Elk Point: 21.7 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 5.4 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 7.3 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 7.6 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Shoshone Ice Caves: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Mahoney Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | ENE 57° | 3,660 m | 19.3 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | NE 55° | 3,583 m | 19.3 mi |
| Salzburger Spitzl | NE 50° | 3,542 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cobb Peak | ENE 60° | 3,512 m | 18.8 mi |
| Easley Peak | NNW 340° | 3,375 m | 18.7 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead | NE 46° | 3,368 m | 19.1 mi |
| Jacqueline Peak | ENE 65° | 3,361 m | 19.3 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNW 346° | 3,342 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:18 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 386385 — Mahoney Butte, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657233
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