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Skookum Butte

Skookum Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Skookum Butte rises to 2,205 m in Montana. Saint Joseph Peak stands 2,922 m to the east-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Point, a peak 3.0 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2205 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.66464, -114.39511

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rocky Point: 3.0 mi
  • Rocky Point: 3.0 mi
  • West Fork Butte: 5.0 mi
  • Pyramid Buttes: 6.9 mi
  • Bass Peak: 7.0 mi
Parks
  • Crystal Theater: 9.4 mi
  • Traveler's Rest State Park: 15.7 mi
  • Travelers Rest Historical Marker: 15.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Lolo Peak Fields: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Educational Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Victor Community Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Garden City Harvest - Youth Farm: 20.9 mi
  • Bitterroot Line Comunity Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Roots Off Reserve Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 7
  • The V: 18.1 mi
  • “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 20.0 mi
  • Library Car: 20.0 mi
  • A: 22.6 mi
  • 155 fishing/swimming hole: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • The Heap: 7.3 mi
  • Braxton Roof Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Elk Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Tor Rock: 9.7 mi
  • Castle Crag: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 7.8 mi
  • Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lolo Hot Spring: 7.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Skookum Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saint Joseph PeakESE 123°2,922 m8.0 mi
Saint Mary PeakSE 146°2,841 m12.8 mi
Heavenly TwinsSSE 156°2,832 m11.4 mi
Sweeney PeakE 98°2,795 m8.3 mi
Lolo PeakE 84°2,786 m7.2 mi
Pyramid ButtesESE 111°2,693 m6.9 mi
Ranger PeakS 181°2,689 m11.2 mi
Bass PeakSSE 149°2,670 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1018:50
June solstice04:4519:4820:36
September equinox06:2517:5718:37
December solstice07:2015:0215:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038455360676657453426
Precip in1.00.90.80.91.41.60.80.80.81.01.21.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stevensville, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357939189

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