Smelter Butte
Smelter Butte rises to 2,009 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Scorpion Mountain, a peak 3.9 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2009 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook Craters of the Moon · 20 mi
- Chairlift Swing · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scorpion Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Garfield Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Mormon Hill: 4.2 mi
- Elk Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Pion Peak: 4.5 mi
- O'Donnell Park: 18.7 mi
- Bellevue City Park: 19.1 mi
- BCRD Quigley Trails Park: 19.4 mi
- Keefer Park: 19.5 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 19.8 mi
- Lava Trees: 22.4 mi
- Natural Arch: 22.7 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 24.7 mi
- Strode Spring: 18.7 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 19.4 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 22.4 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 23.3 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 23.9 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Smelter Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | NW 317° | 3,660.038 m | 16.1 mi |
| The Fin | NNW 337° | 3,627.12 m | 14.9 mi |
| Standhope Peak | NNW 338° | 3,616 m | 15.3 mi |
| Brocky Peak | NNW 330° | 3,608.527 m | 14.2 mi |
| Altair Peak | NNW 342° | 3,604.26 m | 15.5 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | NW 317° | 3,582.924 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pegasus Peak | NNW 343° | 3,577.13 m | 16.9 mi |
| Angels Perch | NNW 333° | 3,562.198 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:37 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellevue, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662566
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