Sailor Cap Butte
Sailor Cap Butte rises to 1,087 m in Idaho. Clover Butte stands 1,574 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pot Hole Butte, a peak 4.0 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070832, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,087 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Woodys cove interpretive area · 30 mi
- point 6 · 30 mi
41 named places within 25 miles
- Pot Hole Butte: 4.0 mi
- Black Butte: 4.3 mi
- Notch Butte: 6.7 mi
- Pence Butte: 7.4 mi
- Winter Camp Butte: 8.1 mi
- Snake River Birds of Prey Area: 13.6 mi
- Three Island Crossing State Park: 14.8 mi
- Three Island State Park: 15.2 mi
- City Park: 16.5 mi
- Bruneau Dunes State Park: 17.4 mi
- Windy Point: 19.1 mi
- City of Rocks: 20.7 mi
- Black Rocks: 24.4 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 23.4 mi
- Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 23.5 mi
- Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sailor Cap Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Butte | S 175° | 1,574 m | 24.5 mi |
| Horse Butte | SSE 154° | 1,533 m | 24.1 mi |
| Table Butte | WSW 237° | 1,475 m | 24.6 mi |
| Winter Camp Butte | SSW 206° | 1,343 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Hill | WSW 250° | 1,342 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lookout Butte | SSW 198° | 1,338 m | 15.0 mi |
| Twin Butte | SW 222° | 1,306 m | 19.2 mi |
| Crows Nest Butte | SSE 147° | 1,300 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:41 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:26 | 17:12 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenns Ferry, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662587
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