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South Butte

South Butte, seen from above at true elevation

South Butte rises to 2,126 m in Idaho. Widow Mountain stands 2,069 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Moses Butte, a peak 0.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2126 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.02019, -115.80793

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 5
  • Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 21.6 mi
  • Ball Field Mud Bog: 23.9 mi
  • City Park: 24.0 mi
  • R.D. Merrill Park: 24.4 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Red Ives Spring: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of South Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Widow MountainWNW 293°2,069 m7.2 mi
Crag PeakESE 118°2,063 m11.4 mi
Lookout MountainWNW 300°2,055 m8.6 mi
Snow PeakENE 78°2,036 m8.4 mi
North ButteNNE 16°2,023 m1.3 mi
Moses ButteWSW 236°2,016 m0.7 mi
Larkins PeakESE 119°1,995 m10.2 mi
Fishhook PeakNW 319°1,991 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1619:56
June solstice05:4920:5521:43
September equinox07:3119:0319:43
December solstice08:2716:0516:57

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273036425158656556443527
Precip in5.14.03.33.53.22.70.90.91.53.44.85.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 390850 — South Butte, Shoshone County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658889

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