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McChord Butte

McChord Butte, seen from above at true elevation

McChord Butte rises to 1,745 m in Idaho. Cuddy Mountain stands 2,342 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinamans Hat, a peak 2.3 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 16 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49048599, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1745 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.53766, -117.08101

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
Parks: 9
  • Spring Recreation Site: 13.6 mi
  • Harry M Hewitt Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
  • Farewell Bend State Recreation Area: 17.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 20.4 mi
  • Weiser Veteran's Memorial Park: 20.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Coffee Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Arrowhead Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Áatway Spring: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
  • Snake River Heritage Center: 19.5 mi
  • Cambridge Museum: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Halfway Picnic Area: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuddy MountainNE 40°2,342 m22.2 mi
Rush PeakNE 55°2,315 m21.4 mi
Sturgill PeakNE 50°2,308 m8.8 mi
Hitt PeakENE 63°2,260 m8.6 mi
Benton PeakNE 44°2,197 m8.2 mi
Big Lookout MountainWNW 297°2,159 m10.9 mi
Little Lookout MountainNW 308°2,029 m17.5 mi
Iron MountainENE 71°1,976 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2220:01
June solstice06:0420:5321:38
September equinox07:3619:0919:48
December solstice08:2316:2417:12

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293544516169797867523829
Precip in1.61.31.10.91.41.00.40.20.30.81.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662229

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