Powers Butte
Powers Butte rises to 886 m in Idaho. Puhitempi Kuaikatete stands 2,051 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is McElroy Butte, a peak 2.5 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 886 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 5.8 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Winchester Park: 6.0 mi
- Nicholson Park: 6.4 mi
- Crimson Point Park: 6.7 mi
- Greenbelt Park: 6.8 mi
- Silvertip Community Park: 6.9 mi
- McElroy Butte: 2.5 mi
- Hat Butte: 3.9 mi
- Kuna Butte: 4.1 mi
- Madden Butte: 4.2 mi
- Walters Butte: 5.7 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 10.4 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 11.6 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 11.6 mi
- Julius M. Kleiner: 16.3 mi
- Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 3.6 mi
- Kuna History Center: 7.0 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 10.7 mi
- Spirit of Flight Center: 11.0 mi
- Warhawk Air Museum: 11.0 mi
- Tate's Rents: 8.3 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- All Saints Refugee Garden: 19.0 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 19.1 mi
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 20.2 mi
- Wilson Springs: 7.7 mi
- Hubbard Reservoir Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- Eagle Fish Hatchery | Idaho Fish and Game: 18.4 mi
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 19.3 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Celebration Park: 8.7 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 12.6 mi
- A-10: 17.5 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 19.5 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 20.1 mi
- Briar Spring: 17.7 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 23.2 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 23.2 mi
- Murphy Rim: 13.3 mi
- Coal Bank: 20.5 mi
- Riverside Beach: 20.1 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 24.5 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 21.2 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 21.3 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 9.2 mi
- Jump Falls: 20.4 mi
- Baldwin: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Powers Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puhitempi Kuaikatete | WSW 238° | 2,051 m | 21.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 205° | 2,015 m | 22.6 mi |
| Little Sugar Loaf | SSW 202° | 1,946 m | 24.6 mi |
| Rooster Comb Peak | SW 216° | 1,918 m | 24.8 mi |
| Whiskey Mountain | SW 218° | 1,868 m | 22.9 mi |
| Salmon Butte | SW 235° | 1,848 m | 18.9 mi |
| Getaway Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,835 m | 16.9 mi |
| Piute Butte | WSW 245° | 1,811 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:27 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 37 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nampa Sugar Factory, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397066 — Powers Butte, Canyon County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662430
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