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Salmon Butte

Salmon Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Salmon Butte rises to 1,848 m in Idaho. War Eagle Mountain stands 2,451 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Bank, a cliff 2.0 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1848 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.26905, -116.83291

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Marsing Island Park: 19.3 mi
  • Lake Lowell Park: 22.1 mi
  • Kurtz Park: 22.7 mi
  • Jordan Valley City Park: 22.8 mi
  • South Fork Park: 22.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Tiddie Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Briar Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Black Horse Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Horse Trap Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Meadowlark Spring: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
  • Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 14.7 mi
  • Melba Valley Museum: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 20.3 mi
  • Benjamin Priest Ranch: 21.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Givens Hot Springs: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Attractions: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Tate's Rents: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Wilson Springs: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus Christ: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Salmon Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
War Eagle MountainSSE 160°2,451 m19.2 mi
Florida MountainSSE 167°2,337 m18.0 mi
Stormy HillSSE 159°2,265 m19.5 mi
Slacks MountainSSE 160°2,219 m14.4 mi
Twin PeaksS 184°2,142 m12.6 mi
Tennessee MountainS 171°2,129 m15.1 mi
Glass HillSSE 168°2,074 m14.0 mi
Puhitempi KuaikateteW 261°2,051 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2220:00
June solstice06:0820:4821:32
September equinox07:3519:0919:46
December solstice08:1716:2917:15

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340455461706960483629
Precip in1.10.81.00.91.40.80.30.30.40.70.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reynolds, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398085 — Salmon Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663738

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