Pioneer Butte
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. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 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
- 1,021 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- point 6 · 13 mi
- point 3 · 13 mi
- Woodys cove interpretive area · 13 mi
- viewpoint 2 · 13 mi
50 named places within 25 miles
- Gopher Knoll: 3.5 mi
- Sugar Bowl: 9.6 mi
- Black Mesa: 9.7 mi
- Kings Crown: 9.7 mi
- McKinney Butte: 11.9 mi
- Malad Gorge State Park: 12.8 mi
- City Park: 13.4 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 14.0 mi
- Three Island State Park: 14.0 mi
- Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 3.8 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 4.0 mi
- Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 14.0 mi
- Devil's washbowl waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Salmon Falls: 17.4 mi
- Big Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Windmill Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 16.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mountain | NNE 25° | 2,070 m | 16.8 mi |
| Henley Benchmark | NW 308° | 2,046 m | 23.5 mi |
| Summit Benchmark | NW 318° | 2,018 m | 22.1 mi |
| The Knob | N 8° | 2,002 m | 15.6 mi |
| Coyote Benchmark | NW 322° | 1,980 m | 17.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNE 32° | 1,969 m | 18.1 mi |
| Deer Heaven Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,942 m | 17.7 mi |
| Fir Grove Mountain | NE 43° | 1,889 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:40 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:23 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerman 2 SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358665574
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