Middle Creek Butte
Middle Creek Butte rises to 2,418 m in Idaho. Scott Peak stands 3,468 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. Lost Gold Trails Loop passes 16 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49049812, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,418 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 16.5 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
37 named places within 25 miles
- Horse Mountain: 3.1 mi
- The Thumb: 5.5 mi
- Knob Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Red Conglomerate Peaks: 6.6 mi
- Indian Creek Butte: 8.2 mi
- Lima Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 21.1 mi
- Lima City Park: 16.0 mi
- Dell Park: 23.6 mi
- China Point: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Middle Creek Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Peak | WSW 256° | 3,468 m | 15.4 mi |
| Webber Peak | WSW 253° | 3,409 m | 15.3 mi |
| Eighteenmile Peak | W 277° | 3,347 m | 23.6 mi |
| Garfield Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,341 m | 9.2 mi |
| Italian Peak | WSW 259° | 3,331 m | 16.9 mi |
| Lima Peaks | NNW 336° | 3,260 m | 9.7 mi |
| Heart Mountain | WSW 242° | 3,174 m | 12.9 mi |
| Copper Mountain | SW 224° | 3,130 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:04 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:34 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:06 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Small 6N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657402
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