North Star Butte
North Star Butte rises to 2,256 m in Idaho. He Devil stands 2,863 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Springs, a spring 0.6 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,256 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 22.7 mi off the Hells Canyon (Spur), National
Overlooks nearby
- Hells Canyon Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ant Butte: 1.4 mi
- Echols Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Pollock Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Brush Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Curren Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Indian Springs: 0.6 mi
- Trail Creek Spring: 5.7 mi
- Smoky Spring: 7.2 mi
- Casey Spring: 8.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 9.1 mi
- Rapid National Wild River: 3.3 mi
- Dorsey Warr Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
- Packer Johns Cabin State Park: 17.9 mi
- Hells Canyon Park: 18.7 mi
- Buck Park: 19.7 mi
- Lockwood Point: 6.9 mi
- Devils Ladder: 15.5 mi
- The Projects: 15.9 mi
- Thinking Spot: 22.4 mi
- Lightning Point: 22.4 mi
- Red Ledge: 11.0 mi
- Shorts Bar Beach: 19.4 mi
- North Beach: 22.4 mi
- Music Bar: 22.5 mi
- Twah Creek Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Allison Creek Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 14.1 mi
- Driessen Falls: 20.2 mi
- Central Idaho Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of North Star Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| He Devil | NNW 341° | 2,863 m | 12.4 mi |
| She Devil | NNW 343° | 2,862 m | 12.2 mi |
| Devils Throne | NNW 338° | 2,830 m | 11.5 mi |
| The Ogre | NNW 344° | 2,819 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tower of Babel | NNW 346° | 2,807 m | 12.5 mi |
| Twin Imps | NNW 334° | 2,746 m | 11.1 mi |
| The Goblin | NNW 345° | 2,739 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Belial | NNW 340° | 2,712 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:52 | 21:38 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:22 | 16:18 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657741
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