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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 1,586 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockford City Park/South East Spokane County Fairgrounds, a park 5.4 miles away. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 10 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

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
Peaks
Artworks: 41
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
Beaches: 5
  • North Idaho Beach: 16.6 mi
  • City Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Silver Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Boulder Beach: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Post Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
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 21.6 miles of McGowan Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mica PeakNNW1,586 m5.6 mi
Cable PeakNNE1,501 m7.1 mi
Shasta ButteNNE1,470 m9.6 mi
Twin PeaksNNE1,429 m5.5 mi
Blossom MountainNNE1,334 m11.7 mi
Mount Coeur d'AleneENE1,333 m17.3 mi
Red Horse MountainE1,322 m19.3 mi
Elk MountainENE1,270 m21.3 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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