Pence Butte
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. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 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
- 1,127 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
39 named places within 25 miles
- Pot Hole Butte: 4.9 mi
- Sailor Cap Butte: 7.4 mi
- Twin Buttes: 8.5 mi
- Winter Camp Butte: 10.2 mi
- Black Butte: 11.3 mi
- 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
- City Park: 18.8 mi
- City of Rocks: 13.4 mi
- Black Rocks: 17.4 mi
- Windy Point: 18.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Butte | SSW 195° | 1,479 m | 24.8 mi |
| Table Butte | SW 220° | 1,475 m | 20.8 mi |
| Winter Camp Butte | SSE 160° | 1,343 m | 10.2 mi |
| Big Hill | SW 234° | 1,342 m | 16.8 mi |
| Lookout Butte | S 172° | 1,338 m | 16.7 mi |
| Twin Butte | SSW 200° | 1,306 m | 17.5 mi |
| Crows Nest Butte | SE 132° | 1,300 m | 18.3 mi |
| Black Butte | ESE 119° | 1,282 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:42 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:26 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bruneau, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662389
Day trips start here
- Mountain Home · 26 mi
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