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Rattlesnake Butte

Rattlesnake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Butte rises to 803 m in Idaho. Puhitempi Kuaikatete stands 2,051 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveyard Point, a peak 1.9 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
803 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.55627, -116.99043

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Centennial Park: 9.3 mi
  • Marsing Island Park: 9.5 mi
  • Big Bend Park: 10.7 mi
  • Two Rivers Community Park: 13.4 mi
  • Lower Dam Recreation Area--Deer Flat NWR: 13.6 mi
Museums: 8
Springs: 6
  • Meadowlark Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Horse Trap Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Snively Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Snively Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Cow trough: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Tate's Rents: 20.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 17.2 mi
  • Nampa Christian Field: 20.3 mi
  • Mill Wheel: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Givens Hot Springs: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus Christ: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Wilson Springs: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Rattlesnake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Puhitempi KuaikateteSSE 165°2,051 m21.0 mi
Salmon ButteSSE 158°1,848 m21.4 mi
Getaway MountainSSE 153°1,834.896 m18.6 mi
Piute ButteSSE 162°1,811 m18.0 mi
Flattop ButteS 174°1,773 m22.1 mi
Walker BenchmarkSSE 153°1,719.377 m17.4 mi
Dryden PeakSSE 161°1,710 m17.5 mi
Soldier CapSSE 148°1,632 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2320:00
June solstice06:0820:5021:33
September equinox07:3619:0919:47
December solstice08:1916:2817:15

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303644516067767363513931
Precip in1.50.80.90.91.30.80.30.20.40.81.01.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Homedale 1 SE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397086 — Rattlesnake Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358662451

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