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Southwest Butte

Southwest Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Southwest Butte rises to 2,360 m in Idaho. Patrick Butte stands 2,694 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 97 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2360 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.50739, -116.20208

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
  • Martin Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Mya Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Fish Dam Spring: 8.0 mi
  • China Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Logged Up Springs: 8.7 mi
Parks: 9
  • Chief Joseph War Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 10.6 mi
  • City Park: 18.1 mi
  • Buck Park: 18.2 mi
  • Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Music Bar: 6.6 mi
  • Shorts Bar Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Skookumchuck Beach: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 14.5 mi
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 13.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 15.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Southwest Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Patrick ButteS 181°2,694 m13.1 mi
Hard ButteS 181°2,635 m17.1 mi
Heavens GateSW 236°2,554 m17.1 mi
Pyramid PeakNE 56°2,551 m15.7 mi
Lava ButteSSE 166°2,538 m15.8 mi
Sams ThroneSSE 166°2,507 m14.9 mi
Hershey PointSSE 164°2,505 m14.0 mi
Gospel PeakENE 58°2,486 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1818:57
June solstice04:5719:5220:38
September equinox06:3318:0518:44
December solstice07:2315:1516:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643485662717162503932
Precip in1.31.41.82.02.21.70.80.71.21.51.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 391087 — Southwest Butte, Idaho County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658904

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