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Poison Butte

Poison Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Poison Butte rises to 1,723 m in Idaho. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Arch Table, a peak 4.2 miles away. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062941, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1723 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.14907, -115.45396

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
Springs: 13
  • Willow Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Dead Horse Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Robinson Hole: 16.0 mi
  • Last Chance Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornS 170°3,250 m23.7 mi
Bald PeakS 171°3,208 m21.2 mi
Jarbidge PeakS 171°3,207 m21.6 mi
Jumbo PeakS 171°3,189 m22.3 mi
Square TopS 171°3,189 m23.0 mi
Prospect PeakSSE 168°3,137 m25.0 mi
Coon Creek PeakS 182°2,884 m23.6 mi
North HillS 170°2,846 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1718:54
June solstice05:0719:4020:22
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0815:2816:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137425057666557463528
Precip in1.10.91.22.22.31.20.70.50.91.01.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652363

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