Mason Butte
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
- 20.9 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 143.3 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 12 VIC CLARKSTON
54 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Cottonwood Butte: 9.9 mi
- Culdesac Hill: 12.0 mi
- Craig Mountain: 16.2 mi
- Pigeon Roost: 19.2 mi
- Gold Hill: 19.3 mi
- Hoover Point: 10.2 mi
- Moughmer Point: 19.1 mi
- Limestone Point: 20.3 mi
- Bug Slope: 21.5 mi
- Fir Bluff: 22.2 mi
- 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
- Winchester Lake State Park: 3.9 mi
- Lapwai State Game Farm: 16.8 mi
- Asotin Slough Habitat Management Unit Recreation Area: 24.2 mi
- Big Bench: 19.6 mi
- Amos Bench: 21.2 mi
- Pink House Beach: 23.5 mi
- US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Winchester Visitors Center: 4.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Butte | SSE 152° | 1,740 m | 9.9 mi |
| Craig Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,609 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Wilson | SW 236° | 1,493 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Butte | S 191° | 1,352 m | 24.9 mi |
| Dellas Peak | SSW 191° | 1,298 m | 23.1 mi |
| Big Butte | E 99° | 1,185 m | 20.4 mi |
| Fall Point | SSE 164° | 1,168 m | 23.7 mi |
| Twin Buttes | ESE 106° | 1,136 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:56 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:06 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:13 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358651911
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