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Moose Creek Buttes

Moose Creek Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Moose Creek Buttes rises to 1,964 m in Idaho. Straight Peak stands 2,318 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Moose Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1964 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.74742, -115.18124

Named places within 25 miles

Hot springs: 3
  • Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 20.8 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 20.8 mi
  • Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Big Pool: 24.5 mi
Parks: 2
  • Colgate Licks: 22.6 mi
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cedar Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rambiker Falls: 19.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 155 fishing/swimming hole: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Moose Creek Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Straight PeakNE 56°2,318 m16.6 mi
Blacklead MountainESE 115°2,233 m17.3 mi
Admiral PeakENE 74°2,211 m15.8 mi
Rock GardenSE 135°2,152 m13.4 mi
Pot MountainW 266°2,149 m10.8 mi
Lookout PeakS 189°2,093 m10.4 mi
Moccasin PeakSSE 163°2,058 m15.6 mi
Buckingham PointWSW 254°2,051 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1318:53
June solstice04:4819:5220:39
September equinox06:2818:0018:40
December solstice07:2315:0415:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835415057646354423124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powell, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657541

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