Pillar Butte
Pillar Butte rises to 1,583 m in Idaho. Badger Peak stands 1,956 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wapi Park, a peak 1.0 miles away. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061247, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,583 m
How to reach it
31 named places within 25 miles
- Wapi Park: 1.0 mi
- South Grotto: 3.4 mi
- Kings Bowl: 4.4 mi
- Split Butte: 7.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 9.7 mi
- Massacre Rocks State Park: 18.4 mi
- Powerhouse Fishing Access Site: 18.8 mi
- Vard Meadows: 19.1 mi
- Stebbins Park: 19.7 mi
- Lee Street Park: 19.7 mi
- Bear Trap Cave: 9.7 mi
- Brigham Point Cabin: 16.9 mi
- Silver Horseshoe: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pillar Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Peak | SSE 161° | 1,956 m | 24.4 mi |
| Split Top | NNE 15° | 1,696 m | 19.3 mi |
| Table Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,687 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mosby Butte | NNE 21° | 1,674 m | 11.3 mi |
| Packsaddle Butte | NNE 17° | 1,598 m | 25.0 mi |
| Flat Top | NE 44° | 1,563 m | 10.5 mi |
| Paps Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,548 m | 22.3 mi |
| New Butte | NNW 344° | 1,544 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:16 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — American Falls 6 NE, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652280
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