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Otter Butte

Otter Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Otter Butte rises to 1,859 m in Idaho. Fenn Mountain stands 2,436 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Butte, a peak 3.3 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49059044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,859 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.03297, -115.18179

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 3
  • Martin Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Stuart Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
Parks: 3
  • Horse Creek Administrative Research Area: 9.7 mi
  • Middle Fork Salmon Wild and Scenic River: 18.9 mi
  • Three Devils Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • High Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Parsons Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Indian Springs: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Selway Falls: 6.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Otter Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fenn MountainN2,436 m10.0 mi
East PeakN2,391 m12.6 mi
Elk MountainSE2,377 m10.1 mi
Wylies PeakESE2,350 m10.9 mi
Indian PeakSE2,340 m6.9 mi
Chimney PeakNNW2,324 m11.6 mi
Rocky PeakSSE2,311 m7.5 mi
Vermilion PeakSSE2,290 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5119:5020:36
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:2115:0815:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542495763727161493831
Precip in4.93.74.34.13.63.70.90.91.63.15.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fenn RS, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657816

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