McElroy Butte
McElroy Butte rises to 854 m in Idaho. Slacks Mountain stands 2,219 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Melba Valley Museum, a museum 2.0 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 854 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hat Butte: 2.3 mi
- Powers Butte: 2.5 mi
- Walters Butte: 3.6 mi
- White Butte: 4.9 mi
- Madden Butte: 6.0 mi
- Winchester Park: 8.5 mi
- Nicholson Park: 8.8 mi
- Crimson Point Park: 9.2 mi
- Silvertip Community Park: 9.2 mi
- Greenbelt Park: 9.2 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 9.6 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 10.9 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 13.3 mi
- Julius M. Kleiner: 18.8 mi
- Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 2.0 mi
- Kuna History Center: 9.4 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 12.6 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 12.6 mi
- Warhawk Air Museum: 13.1 mi
- Tate's Rents: 10.0 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 20.3 mi
- All Saints Refugee Garden: 21.5 mi
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 22.7 mi
- Wilson Springs: 9.6 mi
- Hubbard Reservoir Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
- Eagle Fish Hatchery | Idaho Fish and Game: 20.8 mi
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 21.8 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Celebration Park: 6.9 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 14.7 mi
- A-10: 19.8 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 21.9 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 22.5 mi
- Briar Spring: 15.5 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 20.8 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 20.9 mi
- Murphy Rim: 11.3 mi
- Coal Bank: 18.1 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 23.1 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 23.2 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
- Jump Falls: 19.4 mi
- Riverside Beach: 22.6 mi
- Baldwin: 22.9 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McElroy Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slacks Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,219 m | 24.3 mi |
| Puhitempi Kuaikatete | WSW 241° | 2,051 m | 19.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 203° | 2,015 m | 20.2 mi |
| Little Sugar Loaf | SSW 200° | 1,946 m | 22.2 mi |
| Rooster Comb Peak | SW 216° | 1,918 m | 22.3 mi |
| Whiskey Mountain | SW 218° | 1,868 m | 20.4 mi |
| Salmon Butte | WSW 238° | 1,848 m | 16.6 mi |
| Getaway Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,835 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:27 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Falls PH, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662236
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