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Monroe Butte

Monroe Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Monroe Butte rises to 1,835 m in Idaho. Cuddy Mountain stands 2,342 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinamans Hat, a peak 1.6 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 18 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Washington County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1835 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.52044, -117.02823

63 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Parks: 9
  • Spring Recreation Site: 14.4 mi
  • Harry M Hewitt Memorial Park: 17.1 mi
  • Farewell Bend State Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 18.6 mi
  • Weiser Veteran's Memorial Park: 19.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Coffee Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Arrowhead Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Áatway Spring: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
  • Cambridge Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Snake River Heritage Center: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuddy MountainNNE 32°2,342 m21.6 mi
Rush PeakNE 48°2,315 m20.1 mi
Sturgill PeakNNE 31°2,308 m8.0 mi
Hitt PeakNE 45°2,260 m7.2 mi
Benton PeakNNE 24°2,197 m7.7 mi
Big Lookout MountainWNW 296°2,159 m13.7 mi
Little Lookout MountainNW 306°2,029 m20.3 mi
Iron MountainN 360°1,976 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2220:01
June solstice06:0420:5321:37
September equinox07:3619:0919:47
December solstice08:2216:2317:12

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293544516169797867523829
Precip in1.61.31.10.91.41.00.40.20.30.81.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657506

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