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Mosquito Lake Butte

Mosquito Lake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
1697 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22018, -115.33729

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Springs: 9
  • 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
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North HillS 186°2,846 m24.6 mi
Elk MountainSE 141°2,683 m22.7 mi
Red PointSE 141°2,679 m22.8 mi
Owens MountainSSE 149°2,539 m24.3 mi
Wrangle MountainSE 142°2,416 m24.7 mi
Bearpaw MountainSSW 212°2,268 m21.8 mi
Calhoun ButteESE 106°1,978 m23.1 mi
Bobcat ButteE 101°1,861 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1719:54
June solstice06:0620:3921:22
September equinox07:2919:0319:40
December solstice08:0816:2817:13

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137425057666557463528
Precip in1.10.91.22.22.31.20.70.50.91.01.31.3

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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