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Shasta Butte

Shasta Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Shasta Butte rises to 1,470 m in Idaho. Mica Peak stands 1,598 m to the south-southeast, 1.0 miles off. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1470 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.63469, -116.99827
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Spokane County ORV Park: 2.5 mi
  • Liberty Lake Water Access Site: 4.2 mi
  • Rocky Hill Park: 4.3 mi
  • Pumphouse Park: 4.5 mi
  • Pavilion Park: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 45
  • John Mullan Statue: 5.8 mi
  • CVHS Bear Statue: 9.2 mi
  • Harvey: 10.5 mi
  • iron artwork: 17.0 mi
  • Tiny Art Nook: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 27
  • MacKenzie Natural Area: 3.1 mi
  • Gateway Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
  • Saltese Uplands Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Saltese Flats Wetland Area: 6.3 mi
  • Antoine Peak Conservation Area: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 21
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 16
  • Abandoned Car: 2.8 mi
  • Cougar Bay Dozer: 8.3 mi
  • The Cannonballs: 11.1 mi
  • The Boudin: 11.1 mi
  • Vercler Castle: 11.2 mi
Museums: 15
  • Post Falls Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 10.2 mi
  • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 12.4 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Beaches: 7
  • North Idaho Beach: 9.7 mi
  • City Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Silver Beach: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Post Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Mirabeau Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 8.0 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 8.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Shasta Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mica PeakSSE 152°1,598 m1.0 mi
Mica PeakSW 223°1,586 m5.7 mi
Quartz MountainNNW 347°1,572 m17.7 mi
Horse MountainNNW 348°1,552 m17.8 mi
Rathdrum MountainNNE 13°1,522 m15.0 mi
Cable PeakS 188°1,501 m2.5 mi
Shadow MountainN 350°1,486 m18.2 mi
Ragged MountainN 351°1,468 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2019:01
June solstice04:5120:0220:50
September equinox06:3518:0718:48
December solstice07:3415:0615:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440465562707061493831
Precip in3.22.12.71.92.12.20.70.80.82.03.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coeur D'alene, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652759

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