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McGowan Butte

McGowan Butte, seen from above at true elevation

McGowan Butte rises to 898 m in Idaho. Mica Peak stands 1,598 m to the north-northeast, 8.9 miles off. JCT SR 27 VIC ROCKFORD EASTERLY TO IDAHO STATE LINE PER SHB 1024 EFFECTIVE 07-22-11 passes 4.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49048816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
898 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.49823, -117.03936
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Rockford City Park/South East Spokane County Fairgrounds: 5.4 mi
  • Shelley Altmeyer Park: 5.6 mi
  • Myrna Park: 8.3 mi
  • Worley City Park: 8.8 mi
  • Spokane County ORV Park: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 43
Nature reserves: 24
  • Saltese Flats Wetland Area: 10.0 mi
  • MacKenzie Natural Area: 10.3 mi
  • Saltese Uplands Conservation Area: 10.5 mi
  • Gateway Conservation Area: 13.5 mi
  • Antoine Peak Conservation Area: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 19
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 15
Attractions: 14
  • Abandoned Car: 8.0 mi
  • Vercler Castle: 14.7 mi
  • Cougar Bay Dozer: 15.2 mi
  • The Cannonballs: 15.4 mi
  • The Boudin: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 6
  • North Idaho Beach: 16.6 mi
  • City Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Silver Beach: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Post Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Goldback Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Mirabeau Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Big Springs: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 16.6 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 16.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of McGowan Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mica PeakNNE 15°1,598 m8.9 mi
Mica PeakNNW 339°1,586 m5.6 mi
Cable PeakNNE 13°1,501 m7.1 mi
Shasta ButteNNE 11°1,470 m9.6 mi
Twin PeaksNNE 32°1,429 m5.5 mi
Blossom MountainNNE 17°1,334 m11.7 mi
Mount Coeur d'AleneENE 70°1,333 m17.3 mi
Red Horse MountainE 79°1,322 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2019:01
June solstice04:5220:0220:50
September equinox06:3618:0718:48
December solstice07:3415:0716:00

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238455357676758473629
Precip in3.82.63.62.32.51.90.70.71.02.53.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plummer 3 WSW, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397900 — McGowan Butte, Spokane County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356539600

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