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Smith Butte

Smith Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Butte rises to 1,636 m in Idaho. Eagle Mountain stands 2,254 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Porphyry Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1636 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.51908, -115.29069

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 4
  • Weir Hot Spring Upper Pool: 12.7 mi
  • Weir Hot Spring Lower Pool: 12.7 mi
  • Stanley Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
  • Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Big Pool: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Colgate Licks: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 155 fishing/swimming hole: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Smith Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainSSE 146°2,254 m15.0 mi
Sponge MountainSE 146°2,234 m14.7 mi
Pot MountainNNW 340°2,149 m16.0 mi
Lookout PeakNNE 33°2,093 m6.5 mi
Long Lake PointSSE 153°2,090 m13.4 mi
Greenside ButteSSE 167°2,081 m15.5 mi
Moccasin PeakE 85°2,058 m9.8 mi
Buckingham PointNNW 330°2,051 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:54
June solstice04:4919:5220:39
September equinox06:2918:0118:41
December solstice07:2315:0615:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035425057646354443326
Precip in5.54.14.44.03.83.31.31.01.63.44.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pierce, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390652 — Smith Butte, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658789

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