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Pioneer Butte

Pioneer Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Pioneer Butte rises to 1,021 m in Idaho. Davis Mountain stands 2,070 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gopher Knoll, a peak 3.5 miles away. Thousand Springs Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1021 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.99296, -115.05201

Overlooks nearby

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Parks: 14
  • Malad Gorge State Park: 12.8 mi
  • Malad Gorge State Park: 13.1 mi
  • City Park: 13.4 mi
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 14.0 mi
  • Three Island State Park: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 3.8 mi
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 4.0 mi
Museums: 2
  • Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Devil's washbowl waterfall: 13.2 mi
  • Salmon Falls: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ritter Island: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Davis MountainNNE 25°2,070 m16.8 mi
Henley BenchmarkNW 308°2,045.818 m23.5 mi
Summit BenchmarkNW 318°2,018.081 m22.1 mi
The KnobN 8°2,002 m15.6 mi
The KnobN 8°1,992 m15.6 mi
Coyote BenchmarkNW 322°1,980.286 m17.6 mi
Twin PeaksNNE 32°1,969 m18.1 mi
Deer Heaven MountainNNW 335°1,942 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1519:53
June solstice06:0220:4021:24
September equinox07:2819:0219:39
December solstice08:0916:2317:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543495866747263503830
Precip in1.30.91.00.81.00.60.10.20.40.71.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerman 2 SW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358665574

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