Peak · Idaho
Sheep Butte
Sheep Butte rises to 1,533 m in Idaho. Camelback Mountain stands 1,996 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Drive Point, a peak 0.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,533 m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.32048, -116.03071
- 4.1 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Drive Point: 0.7 mi
- Prince Peak: 1.9 mi
- Hill 36: 2.2 mi
- Hunters Peak: 2.2 mi
- Dennis Knob: 2.9 mi
Parks: 10
- Samuels Park: 11.6 mi
- Silverton Park: 12.4 mi
- Osburn Lions City Park: 13.0 mi
- Gene Day Park: 13.4 mi
- Kellogg City park: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Wildfire: 10.6 mi
- Time Capsule: 11.6 mi
- Ten Commandments: 11.6 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 11.8 mi
- Miner's Statue: 11.8 mi
Museums: 7
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 11.6 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 11.6 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 11.6 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 11.7 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Twin Crags: 17.3 mi
- Orphan Point: 19.7 mi
- Bernier Point: 22.5 mi
- Maple Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- The Center of the Universe: 11.6 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 11.8 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 11.8 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Frisco: 15.5 mi
- Black Bear: 15.9 mi
- Burke: 17.0 mi
- Taft: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- John Mullan: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Falls Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Sheep Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camelback Mountain | S 175° | 1,996 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fishhook Peak | SSE 166° | 1,991 m | 12.8 mi |
| Twodot Peak | SSE 168° | 1,981 m | 11.3 mi |
| Marble Mountain | S 180° | 1,978 m | 11.7 mi |
| Striped Peak | N 11° | 1,921 m | 8.4 mi |
| Kellogg Peak | NNW 338° | 1,920 m | 12.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | NE 52° | 1,902 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wardner Peak | NNW 336° | 1,884 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:04 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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