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Palmer Butte

Palmer Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Palmer Butte rises to 965 m in Idaho. Bald Mountain stands 1,622 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stratton Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. JCT SR 195 VIC PULLMAN TO JCT 274 VIC OF TEKOA passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
965 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.06517, -117.01045

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Farmington City Park: 2.4 mi
  • Garfield Swimming Pool: 7.1 mi
  • Garfield City Park: 7.4 mi
  • Tekoa Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Hayton Green Park: 11.3 mi
Museums: 6
Gardens: 6
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Tekoa Train Trestle: 11.6 mi
  • Codger Pole: 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Silver Springs: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Palmer Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainE 96°1,622 m20.8 mi
Moscow MountainSSE 160°1,520 m19.3 mi
Moses MountainENE 60°1,494 m12.7 mi
Little Bald MountainE 99°1,479 m20.6 mi
West DennisE 82°1,465 m13.8 mi
East Moscow MountainSSE 156°1,437 m19.7 mi
Gold HillESE 123°1,416 m12.2 mi
East Gold HillESE 119°1,413 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:01
June solstice04:5320:0020:48
September equinox06:3618:0718:48
December solstice07:3215:1016:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313439455358656658473731
Precip in2.82.12.82.32.51.60.80.70.92.22.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potlatch 3 NNE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 400028 — Palmer Butte, Latah County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358666179

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