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Middle Butte

Middle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Butte rises to 1,703 m in Idaho. Bald Peak stands 3,208 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mosquito Lake Butte, a peak 3.1 miles away. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1703 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.18213, -115.37035

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Springs: 12
  • Willow Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Dead Horse Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Whiteside Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Robinson Hole: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald PeakS 183°3,208 m23.3 mi
Jarbidge PeakS 183°3,207 m23.6 mi
Jumbo PeakS 182°3,189 m24.3 mi
North HillS 183°2,846 m21.9 mi
Deer MountainSSW 192°2,735 m24.1 mi
Elk MountainSE 134°2,683 m21.9 mi
Red PointSE 134°2,679 m22.0 mi
White Elephant ButteSE 141°2,574 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1718:54
June solstice05:0619:3920:22
September equinox06:3018:0418:40
December solstice07:0815:2816:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137425057666557463528
Precip in1.10.91.22.22.31.20.70.50.91.01.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 394761 — Middle Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358660185

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