Skookum Butte
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
- 2,205 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Crystal Theater: 9.4 mi
- Traveler's Rest State Park: 15.7 mi
- Cedar Grove Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Lolo Peak Fields: 15.9 mi
- Avalon Meadows Park: 16.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 3.0 mi
- West Fork Butte: 5.0 mi
- Pyramid Buttes: 6.9 mi
- Bass Peak: 7.0 mi
- Lolo Peak: 7.2 mi
- Bitterroot Valley, Homeland of the Selíš: 15.8 mi
- Fort Owen State Park: 17.3 mi
- Fort Missoula: 20.0 mi
- Garden City Monument Services: 22.4 mi
- Hellgate Meadows Village: 22.7 mi
- Holt Heritage Museum: 15.8 mi
- Fort Owen State Park: 17.3 mi
- Stevensville Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Historical Museum at Fort Missoula: 20.0 mi
- Victor Heritage Museum: 20.7 mi
- 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
- The V: 18.1 mi
- “Galloping Goose” Crummy: 20.0 mi
- Library Car: 20.0 mi
- 155 fishing/swimming hole: 23.7 mi
- The M: 24.0 mi
- 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
- The Fishing Kids: 23.4 mi
- Grizzly Gate: 23.7 mi
- The X’s: 24.0 mi
- Howard Creek Interpretative Site: 7.8 mi
- Fort Fizzle Historic Site: 12.0 mi
- MPG Ranch: 18.7 mi
- Sneakfoot Meadows Research Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- Lolo Hot Spring: 7.8 mi
- Lolo Pass Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Hell Gate: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Skookum Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Peak | ESE 123° | 2,922 m | 8.0 mi |
| Saint Mary Peak | SE 146° | 2,841 m | 12.8 mi |
| Heavenly Twins | SSE 156° | 2,832 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sweeney Peak | E 98° | 2,795 m | 8.3 mi |
| Lolo Peak | E 84° | 2,786 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pyramid Buttes | ESE 111° | 2,693 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ranger Peak | S 181° | 2,689 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bass Peak | SSE 149° | 2,670 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:10 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:48 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:57 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:02 | 15:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stevensville, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357939189
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