Southwest Butte
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
- 97.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Day Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Chair Point: 2.8 mi
- Dead Point: 5.6 mi
- Berg Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Whiskey Butte: 6.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Devils Ladder: 12.7 mi
- Rock Creek Point: 13.7 mi
- The Projects: 14.4 mi
- Plummer Point: 18.2 mi
- Lockwood Point: 20.6 mi
- Music Bar: 6.6 mi
- Shorts Bar Beach: 8.2 mi
- Twin Bridges Beach: 11.6 mi
- Skookumchuck Beach: 14.6 mi
- Allison Creek Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 14.5 mi
- Upper Pittsburg Landing: 14.8 mi
- Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 13.5 mi
- Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 14.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Butte | S 181° | 2,694 m | 13.1 mi |
| Hard Butte | S 181° | 2,635 m | 17.1 mi |
| Heavens Gate | SW 236° | 2,554 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NE 56° | 2,551 m | 15.7 mi |
| Lava Butte | SSE 166° | 2,538 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sams Throne | SSE 166° | 2,507 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hershey Point | SSE 164° | 2,505 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gospel Peak | ENE 58° | 2,486 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:52 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:05 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:15 | 16:05 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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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