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Shafer Butte

Shafer Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Shafer Butte rises to 2,308 m in Idaho. Freeman Peak stands 2,467 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Doe Point, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2308 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.77156, -116.08901

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Foothills Heritage Park: 8.7 mi
  • Stewart Gulch Park: 9.8 mi
  • Briarhill Park: 10.6 mi
  • Hillside Park: 10.6 mi
  • Boise Hills Park: 10.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 32
  • Model 1840 Seacoast Gun Cannon: 12.0 mi
  • Replica of the Liberty Bell: 12.0 mi
  • Spirit of Idaho Women: 12.0 mi
  • Idaho Fallen Soldier Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Let Freedom Ring: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Firewise Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Western Water Wise Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 12.3 mi
  • Lewis & Clark Garden: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Museums: 15
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
  • Smith Cabin Hot Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Loftus Hot Spring: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 20.2 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Shafer Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freeman PeakENE 57°2,467 m22.7 mi
Pilot PeakENE 57°2,466 m23.9 mi
Sunset MountainENE 68°2,393 m23.7 mi
Wilson PeakNE 51°2,382 m21.6 mi
Thorn Creek ButteE 96°2,290.572 m16.9 mi
Bald MountainE 96°2,279 m17.3 mi
Jackson PeakNE 43°2,234 m22.7 mi
Hawley MountainN 11°2,221 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:57
June solstice06:0320:4721:31
September equinox07:3219:0619:43
December solstice08:1616:2317:11

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542475563737263513830
Precip in2.31.62.11.92.11.20.30.20.61.22.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boise 7 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358658578

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