The Buttes
The Buttes rises to 1,807 m in Idaho. South Mountain stands 2,361 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Herds V, a peak 2.4 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 9.0 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082222, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,807 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
47 named places within 25 miles
- Herds V: 2.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Cavieta Hill: 4.4 mi
- Juniper Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Pole Creek Breaks: 7.9 mi
- Bear Creek Point: 5.3 mi
- Three Forks Rim: 14.2 mi
- Big Antelope - Pole Creek V: 19.6 mi
- Tent Creek Point: 24.1 mi
- Owyhee Falls: 13.6 mi
- Three Forks Hot Spring: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | N 5° | 2,361 m | 23.8 mi |
| Juniper Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,062 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rough Mountain | E 86° | 1,906 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 185° | 1,870 m | 3.0 mi |
| Herds V | NE 40° | 1,798 m | 2.4 mi |
| Slack Mountain | NE 51° | 1,780 m | 18.8 mi |
| Black Butte | SW 222° | 1,778 m | 21.9 mi |
| Boni Table | NE 51° | 1,759 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:46 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 16:33 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 375461 — The Buttes, Owyhee County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653119
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