Silver Butte
Silver Butte rises to 1,419 m in Idaho. East Sister stands 2,155 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dull Axe Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,419 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dull Axe Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bertha Hill: 3.5 mi
- Bear Butte: 4.1 mi
- Township Butte: 4.7 mi
- Cougar Rock: 5.1 mi
- R.D. Merrill Park: 17.6 mi
- Gazebo Park: 17.6 mi
- Ball Field Mud Bog: 17.8 mi
- City Park: 18.0 mi
- Dworshak State Park: 24.1 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 13.8 mi
- Orofino Creek Point: 17.5 mi
- Orphan Point: 23.4 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
- Lean-To Spring: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Silver Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sister | NE 49° | 2,155 m | 18.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 47° | 2,151 m | 16.8 mi |
| Heart Peak | NE 35° | 2,075 m | 18.7 mi |
| Crag Peak | NNE 33° | 2,063 m | 18.7 mi |
| Buckingham Point | E 94° | 2,051 m | 17.8 mi |
| Larkins Peak | NNE 30° | 1,995 m | 18.5 mi |
| The Nub | NE 54° | 1,995 m | 18.7 mi |
| West Sister | NE 47° | 1,972 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:54 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:03 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:07 | 15:58 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358658720
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