Star Butte
Star Butte rises to 1,258 m in Idaho. Rush Peak stands 2,315 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 3.2 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49077631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1258 m
How to reach it
- 30.2 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
48 named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf: 3.2 mi
- Ant Butte: 5.7 mi
- Midvale Hill: 7.2 mi
- Bear Creek Summit: 8.2 mi
- Hog Creek Butte: 8.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 15.9 mi
- Weiser City Park: 16.2 mi
- Weiser Veteran's Memorial Park: 16.2 mi
- Time's Square Park: 16.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 16.4 mi
- Cambridge Museum: 13.6 mi
- Snake River Heritage Center: 16.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 18.0 mi
- Clay Point: 24.2 mi
- Coffee Spring: 21.9 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 24.1 mi
- Baird Cabin: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Star Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Peak | N 356° | 2,315 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sturgill Peak | NW 324° | 2,308 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hitt Peak | NW 323° | 2,260 m | 19.0 mi |
| Benton Peak | NW 322° | 2,197 m | 21.7 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NW 306° | 1,976 m | 20.6 mi |
| Corner Mountain | NW 312° | 1,912 m | 20.3 mi |
| Chinamans Hat | NW 304° | 1,888 m | 20.5 mi |
| Tool Cache | NW 326° | 1,886 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:51 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:23 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 29 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cambridge, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652946
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