Potter Butte
Potter Butte rises to 1,532 m in Idaho. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Turnbull Butte, a peak 2.4 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,532 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Turnbull Butte: 2.4 mi
- Lava Butte: 3.0 mi
- Corral Butte: 3.4 mi
- Bear Den Butte: 4.4 mi
- Ant Butte: 4.4 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 7.1 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 8.0 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 11.7 mi
- Lava Trees: 12.7 mi
- Natural Arch: 15.2 mi
- Strode Spring: 22.0 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 22.2 mi
- Lava Point: 6.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Potter Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,839 m | 19.3 mi |
| Black Cap | N 350° | 2,294 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 316° | 2,232 m | 17.4 mi |
| Stinson Hill | NW 312° | 2,028 m | 20.9 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | N 3° | 1,986 m | 12.8 mi |
| Sunset Cone | N 358° | 1,947 m | 16.4 mi |
| Silent Cone | N 357° | 1,934 m | 14.7 mi |
| Grassy Cone | N 355° | 1,920 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:16 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco 17 SW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652386
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