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Mason Butte

Mason Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Mason Butte rises to 1,412 m in Idaho. Cottonwood Butte stands 1,740 m to the south-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is US-95 Winchester Rest Area, a rest area 3.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Lewis County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49048199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1412 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.19627, -116.56181

54 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
  • City Park: 5.3 mi
  • Vollmer Park: 5.6 mi
  • William Craig Historical Monument: 14.9 mi
  • Buffalo Eddy Petroglyph Site - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 17.8 mi
  • Lapwai City Park: 18.3 mi
Peaks: 15
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Granite View Day Use Area: 3.9 mi
  • Craig Mountain Day Use Area: 3.9 mi
  • Lower Peninsula Day Use Area: 4.0 mi
  • Ponderosa Point Day Use Area: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 3.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winchester Visitors Center: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Idaho County Fairgrounds: 13.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mason Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood ButteSSE 152°1,740 m9.9 mi
Craig MountainWSW 239°1,609 m16.2 mi
Mount WilsonSW 236°1,493 m24.2 mi
Sugarloaf ButteS 191°1,352 m24.9 mi
Dellas PeakSSW 191°1,298 m23.1 mi
Big ButteE 99°1,185 m20.4 mi
Fall PointSSE 164°1,168 m23.7 mi
Twin ButtesESE 106°1,136 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1918:59
June solstice04:5519:5620:42
September equinox06:3418:0618:46
December solstice07:2715:1316:03

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303136424955646456453529
Precip in1.71.52.32.72.82.40.80.71.01.82.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358651911

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