Salmon Butte
Salmon Butte rises to 1,641 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 8.1 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,641 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
67 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 8.1 mi
- Bobcat Butte: 8.7 mi
- Emery Butte: 9.2 mi
- Flatiron: 10.3 mi
- Sugarloaf: 10.4 mi
- Rice Creek Spring: 13.1 mi
- Nat Soo Pah Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
- Goat Springs: 14.4 mi
- Arkansas Spring: 14.6 mi
- Huja Patezopai’I: 14.6 mi
- Tool Point: 22.1 mi
- San Jacinto: 24.0 mi
- Cedar Draw Park: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salmon Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | SW 225° | 2,683 m | 24.5 mi |
| Red Point | SW 225° | 2,679 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pike Mountain | E 94° | 2,346 m | 23.2 mi |
| China Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,298 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mountain View Peak | E 87° | 2,244 m | 21.3 mi |
| Grand View Peak | E 82° | 2,197 m | 21.9 mi |
| Elk Butte | E 89° | 2,176 m | 22.9 mi |
| Steamboat | SSW 202° | 2,147 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:14 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:37 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:25 | 17:10 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652699
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