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Stony Butte

Stony Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Stony Butte rises to 1,734 m in Idaho. South Butte stands 2,126 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Telephone Booth Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 92 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1734 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.96657, -116.12127

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 4
  • Ball Field Mud Bog: 12.9 mi
  • City Park: 13.0 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 13.6 mi
  • R.D. Merrill Park: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Elk Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Middle Elk Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Lower Elk Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Elk Creek Falls: 15.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Stony Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South ButteENE 76°2,126 m15.2 mi
Widow MountainNE 52°2,069 m10.4 mi
Lookout MountainNE 42°2,055 m10.8 mi
North ButteENE 72°2,023 m15.9 mi
Moses ButteENE 77°2,016 m14.6 mi
Camelback MountainNNE 22°1,996 m14.2 mi
Fishhook PeakNNE 31°1,991 m14.1 mi
Jug RockENE 78°1,983 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1719:57
June solstice05:5020:5621:44
September equinox07:3219:0419:44
December solstice08:2816:0716:59

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659015

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