Smith Butte
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
- 9.0 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Porphyry Peak: 2.2 mi
- Monroe Butte: 3.9 mi
- Hungry Point: 4.2 mi
- Fox Butte: 4.5 mi
- Johnagan Mountain: 4.5 mi
- 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
- Lean-To Spring: 15.2 mi
- Colgate Licks: 17.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | SSE 146° | 2,254 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sponge Mountain | SE 146° | 2,234 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pot Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,149 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lookout Peak | NNE 33° | 2,093 m | 6.5 mi |
| Long Lake Point | SSE 153° | 2,090 m | 13.4 mi |
| Greenside Butte | SSE 167° | 2,081 m | 15.5 mi |
| Moccasin Peak | E 85° | 2,058 m | 9.8 mi |
| Buckingham Point | NNW 330° | 2,051 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:52 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:01 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:06 | 15:57 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
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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