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Pickle Butte

Pickle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Pickle Butte rises to 689 m in Idaho. Puhitempi Kuaikatete stands 2,051 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsing Island Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
689 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.54544, -116.79319

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marsing Island Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lower Dam Recreation Area--Deer Flat NWR: 4.7 mi
  • Mallard Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lake Lowell Park: 7.5 mi
  • Ustick Park: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 50
Artworks: 17
Museums: 12
  • Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History: 9.4 mi
  • Indian Creek Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 12.0 mi
  • Warhawk Air Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Spirit of Flight Center: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Meadowlark Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Horse Trap Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Snively Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
  • Snively Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Tate's Rents: 11.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Givens Hot Springs: 9.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Puhitempi KuaikateteSSW 193°2,051 m20.1 mi
Salmon ButteS 186°1,848 m19.2 mi
Getaway MountainS 186°1,834.896 m16.0 mi
Piute ButteSSW 195°1,811 m17.0 mi
Flattop ButteSSW 199°1,773 m22.5 mi
Walker BenchmarkS 188°1,719.377 m14.9 mi
Dryden PeakSSW 195°1,710 m16.3 mi
Soldier CapS 174°1,632 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2220:00
June solstice06:0720:4921:33
September equinox07:3519:0919:46
December solstice08:1816:2717:14

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746516067757365534032
Precip in1.21.01.11.11.20.70.30.20.40.81.11.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer Flat DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374389 — Pickle Butte, Canyon County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358652274

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