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Pillar Butte

Pillar Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 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
1583 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.88602, -113.21583

33 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Parks: 8
  • 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
Attractions: 2
  • Bear Trap Cave: 9.7 mi
  • Brigham Point Cabin: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Badger PeakSSE 161°1,956 m24.4 mi
Split TopNNE 15°1,696 m19.3 mi
Table MountainSSE 149°1,687 m23.8 mi
Mosby ButteNNE 21°1,674 m11.3 mi
Packsaddle ButteNNE 17°1,598 m25.0 mi
Flat TopNE 44°1,563 m10.5 mi
Paps MountainESE 113°1,548 m22.3 mi
New ButteNNW 344°1,544 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5520:3321:16
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0116:1617:02

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939465562696960483525
Precip in1.30.91.11.21.30.80.30.50.80.80.81.2

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652280

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