Palmer Butte
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. White Pine Scenic Byway passes 10 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
- 10.1 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Stratton Butte: 1.5 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mission Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Lone Jack Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Iron Mountain: 4.2 mi
- 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
- Roy Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum: 11.2 mi
- Palouse Discovery Science Center: 22.8 mi
- McConnell Mansion Museum: 22.9 mi
- Appaloosa Horse Club and Museum: 23.0 mi
- Fairfield Museum: 23.4 mi
- Fireplace Day-Use Area: 4.5 mi
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: 19.8 mi
- Plummer Creek Marsh Picnic area: 22.7 mi
- Plummmer Point: 23.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 15.0 mi
- Native Plant Garden Path: 15.1 mi
- Moscow Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Kamiak Butte County Park: 15.6 mi
- Idler's Rest Nature Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Magpie Forest: 22.7 mi
- Coeur d'Alene Tribe Warriors and Veterans Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Cougar Bronze Statue: 24.0 mi
- The Caring Call: 24.2 mi
- Mineral Mountain Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Horn School Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Tekoa Train Trestle: 11.6 mi
- Codger Pole: 21.2 mi
- Silver Springs: 9.7 mi
- steam locomotive W.I.&M.Ry.Co. 1: 10.9 mi
- Elberton: 11.4 mi
- Lotus Point: 22.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | E 96° | 1,622 m | 20.8 mi |
| Moscow Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,520 m | 19.3 mi |
| Moses Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,494 m | 12.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | E 99° | 1,479 m | 20.6 mi |
| West Dennis | E 82° | 1,465 m | 13.8 mi |
| East Moscow Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,437 m | 19.7 mi |
| Gold Hill | ESE 123° | 1,416 m | 12.2 mi |
| East Gold Hill | ESE 119° | 1,413 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 20:00 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:07 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:10 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
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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