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Pot Hole Butte

Pot Hole Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Pot Hole Butte rises to 1,134 m in Idaho. Clover Butte stands 1,574 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sailor Cap Butte, a peak 4.0 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1134 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.71240, -115.51368

41 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Parks: 6
  • Snake River Birds of Prey Area: 12.6 mi
  • Bruneau Dunes State Park: 16.0 mi
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 17.8 mi
  • Three Island State Park: 18.2 mi
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 1
  • Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clover ButteSSE 166°1,574 m23.7 mi
Horse ButteSE 145°1,533 m24.7 mi
Monument ButteSSW 205°1,479 m22.5 mi
Table ButteSW 234°1,475 m20.8 mi
Catholic ButteSSW 201°1,458 m22.6 mi
Winter Camp ButteS 178°1,343 m5.9 mi
Big HillWSW 250°1,342 m18.1 mi
Lookout ButteS 184°1,338 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0520:4121:24
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:1016:2617:12

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846536270797666544234
Precip in1.50.81.00.91.10.70.20.30.41.01.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenns Ferry, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652379

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