Poison Butte
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
74 named places within 25 miles
- Arch Table: 4.2 mi
- Dorsey Table: 4.8 mi
- Middle Butte: 4.9 mi
- Mosquito Lake Butte: 7.7 mi
- Pence Butte: 9.3 mi
- 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
- Black Rock: 13.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 13.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Danger Point: 23.3 mi
- Castle Grayskull: 6.3 mi
- Jarbidge Falls: 13.1 mi
- Hot Springs Bench: 16.4 mi
- Rowland: 18.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | S 170° | 3,250 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | S 171° | 3,208 m | 21.2 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | S 171° | 3,207 m | 21.6 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | S 171° | 3,189 m | 22.3 mi |
| Square Top | S 171° | 3,189 m | 23.0 mi |
| Prospect Peak | SSE 168° | 3,137 m | 25.0 mi |
| Coon Creek Peak | S 182° | 2,884 m | 23.6 mi |
| North Hill | S 170° | 2,846 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652363
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