Sinker Creek Butte
Sinker Creek Butte rises to 953 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sinker Butte, a peak 3.3 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074109, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 953 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sinker Butte: 3.3 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 5.3 mi
- Fossil Butte: 5.6 mi
- Castle Butte: 8.8 mi
- Big Foot Butte: 9.0 mi
- Trueblood Wildlife Area: 19.5 mi
- Silvertip Community Park: 20.2 mi
- Wild Meadows Commons: 20.4 mi
- Sadie Creek Park: 20.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 20.6 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 7.7 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 14.6 mi
- Kuna History Center: 21.2 mi
- World Center For Birds Of Prey: 24.2 mi
- Ruby City: 19.8 mi
- Silver City: 20.2 mi
- Dewey: 20.5 mi
- De Lamar: 24.1 mi
- Briar Spring: 9.8 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 14.7 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 15.4 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 6.8 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 7.6 mi
- Murphy Rim: 7.3 mi
- Coal Bank: 22.4 mi
- Celebration Park: 10.1 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
- Hubbard Reservoir Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Sinker Creek Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | SW 222° | 2,556 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cinnabar Mountain | SW 221° | 2,514 m | 19.3 mi |
| Turntable Mountain | SW 225° | 2,468 m | 19.2 mi |
| War Eagle Mountain | SW 231° | 2,451 m | 19.4 mi |
| Quicksilver Mountain | SW 215° | 2,447 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sawpit Peak | SW 232° | 2,349 m | 21.5 mi |
| Florida Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,337 m | 21.1 mi |
| China Butte | SW 225° | 2,272 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:46 | 21:30 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:27 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Falls PH, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 375040 — Sinker Creek Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652817
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- Nampa · 28 mi
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