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Swensen Butte

Swensen Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Swensen Butte rises to 2,190 m in Idaho. Borah Peak stands 3,861 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlett Point, a cliff 2.2 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2190 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.04812, -113.98123

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Earthquake Interpretive Site: 9.8 mi
  • Custer County Fair Grounds: 20.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • City of Mackay Tourist Park: 20.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Swensen Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Borah PeakENE 58°3,860.597 m11.7 mi
Leatherman PeakE 79°3,727.1 m12.5 mi
Mount ChurchE 85°3,724.66 m13.4 mi
Mount BreitenbachE 86°3,700.27 m15.4 mi
Lost River MountainE 91°3,681.4 m16.2 mi
Mount IdahoENE 68°3,677.4 m10.9 mi
Donaldson PeakE 85°3,664.6 m14.0 mi
Bad RockE 82°3,643.3 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1019:48
June solstice05:5420:3921:23
September equinox07:2418:5719:35
December solstice08:0816:1417:01

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192232404957656354432919
Precip in0.30.20.50.71.21.50.60.70.70.80.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chilly Barton Flat, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397233 — Swensen Butte, Custer County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358662661

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