Signal Butte
Signal Butte rises to 1,800 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bud Lewis Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073702, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,800 m
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Bud Lewis Hill: 2.6 mi
- Little Grassy Hill: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Butte: 5.6 mi
- Calhoun Butte: 6.3 mi
- Whiteside Spring: 8.1 mi
- Granite Spring: 9.7 mi
- Strawberry Spring: 11.2 mi
- Chicken Spring: 13.3 mi
- Coyote Spring: 14.7 mi
- Black Rock: 13.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Signal Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | S 190° | 2,683 m | 14.4 mi |
| Red Point | S 190° | 2,679 m | 14.4 mi |
| White Elephant Butte | S 189° | 2,574 m | 18.4 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,539 m | 17.7 mi |
| Red Elephant Butte | S 190° | 2,538 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mahogany Elephant Butte | S 187° | 2,528 m | 17.8 mi |
| Wrangle Mountain | S 185° | 2,416 m | 16.0 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | S 185° | 2,407 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661075
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