Mosquito Lake Butte
Mosquito Lake Butte rises to 1,697 m in Idaho. North Hill stands 2,846 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051712, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,697 m
How to reach it
53 named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Butte: 2.2 mi
- Juniper Butte: 2.7 mi
- Middle Butte: 3.1 mi
- Poison Butte: 7.7 mi
- Pence Butte: 8.9 mi
- Whiteside Spring: 16.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 17.3 mi
- Coyote Spring: 17.8 mi
- Dead Horse Spring: 18.1 mi
- Granite Spring: 18.7 mi
- Castle Grayskull: 9.8 mi
- Jarbidge Falls: 15.1 mi
- Black Rock: 12.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 13.5 mi
- Hot Springs Bench: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mosquito Lake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hill | S 186° | 2,846 m | 24.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SE 141° | 2,683 m | 22.7 mi |
| Red Point | SE 141° | 2,679 m | 22.8 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,539 m | 24.3 mi |
| Wrangle Mountain | SE 142° | 2,416 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bearpaw Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,268 m | 21.8 mi |
| Calhoun Butte | ESE 106° | 1,978 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bobcat Butte | E 101° | 1,861 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:39 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:28 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 394793 — Mosquito Lake Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358660204
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