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Pence Butte

Pence Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Pence Butte rises to 1,736 m in Idaho. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1736 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09657, -115.28729

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
  • Coyote Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Whiteside Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Robinson Hole: 11.2 mi
  • Granite Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Chicken Spring: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Pence Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornSSW 193°3,250 m20.3 mi
Bald PeakSSW 197°3,208 m18.2 mi
Jarbidge PeakSSW 197°3,207 m18.5 mi
Jumbo PeakSSW 196°3,189 m19.1 mi
Square TopSSW 194°3,189 m19.7 mi
Cougar PeakS 191°3,154 m21.4 mi
Prospect PeakS 189°3,137 m21.0 mi
Government PeakS 191°3,103 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:54
June solstice05:0619:3920:21
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0715:2816:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137425057666557463528
Precip in1.10.91.22.22.31.20.70.50.91.01.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 394900 — Pence Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358660291

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