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Richard Butte

Richard Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Richard Butte rises to 1,574 m in Idaho. Diamond Peak stands 3,719 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Reno Point, a cliff 3.8 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1574 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.96185, -112.75944

31 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Cliffs: 5
  • Reno Point: 3.8 mi
  • Gateway Rock: 22.9 mi
  • Sea of Joy: 23.0 mi
  • Watch Tower: 23.0 mi
  • Rock of Ages: 23.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Indian Massacre Historical Monument: 12.2 mi
  • Howe Park: 17.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond PeakNW 308°3,718.865 m20.3 mi
Saddle MountainW 260°3,294.888 m9.9 mi
Tyler PeakW 280°3,273.552 m10.4 mi
Mormon Gulch PeakWNW 288°3,258.312 m12.2 mi
Heart MountainN 1°3,174 m24.7 mi
Copper MountainNNW 346°3,130 m15.1 mi
Gallagher PeakN 354°2,991 m14.3 mi
Bluebird MountainN 354°2,762 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:44
June solstice05:4920:3421:18
September equinox07:1918:5219:30
December solstice08:0316:0916:57

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133435259666556432918
Precip in0.90.70.71.01.21.30.60.80.61.00.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monteview, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652495

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