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Monroe Butte

Monroe Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Monroe Butte rises to 1,990 m in Idaho. Eagle Mountain stands 2,254 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Porphyry Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1990 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.54519, -115.21707

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 4
  • Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 10.3 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 10.3 mi
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Big Pool: 17.3 mi
Parks: 3
  • Colgate Licks: 14.3 mi
  • Tom Beal Park: 24.1 mi
  • Kube Park: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 155 fishing/swimming hole: 18.5 mi
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cedar Picnic Area: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Monroe Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainSSE 161°2,254 m15.1 mi
Sponge MountainSSE 161°2,234 m14.7 mi
Bear MountainESE 119°2,172 m16.0 mi
Rock GardenENE 68°2,152 m12.1 mi
Pot MountainNW 325°2,149 m16.0 mi
Lookout PeakN 0°2,093 m3.7 mi
Long Lake PointS 169°2,090 m14.0 mi
Moccasin PeakE 99°2,058 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:54
June solstice04:4919:5120:38
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:2315:0615:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835415057646354423124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powell, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657509

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