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Pence Butte

Pence Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Pence Butte rises to 1,127 m in Idaho. Monument Butte stands 1,479 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pot Hole Butte, a peak 4.9 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1127 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.76518, -115.57896

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Parks: 10
  • Snake River Birds of Prey Area: 8.0 mi
  • Bruneau Dunes State Park: 11.1 mi
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 17.2 mi
  • Three Island State Park: 17.7 mi
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 1
  • Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pence Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument ButteSSW 195°1,479 m24.8 mi
Table ButteSW 220°1,475 m20.8 mi
Winter Camp ButteSSE 160°1,343 m10.2 mi
Big HillSW 234°1,342 m16.8 mi
Lookout ButteS 172°1,338 m16.7 mi
Twin ButteSSW 200°1,306 m17.5 mi
Crows Nest ButteSE 132°1,300 m18.3 mi
Black ButteESE 119°1,282 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:55
June solstice06:0520:4221:25
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:1016:2617:12

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048546270787667554335
Precip in1.00.50.70.71.20.60.10.10.30.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bruneau, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358662389

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