Timber Butte
Timber Butte rises to 1,478 m in Idaho. Scott Mountain stands 2,486 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain, a peak 6.1 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Boise County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1478 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
74 named places within 25 miles
- South Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Mount Maria: 6.8 mi
- Dry Buck Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Sehewoki’I Newenee’an Katete: 8.3 mi
- Cook Knob: 8.5 mi
- Montour Park Campground: 9.6 mi
- Black Canyon Park: 12.0 mi
- Wild Rose Park: 12.5 mi
- Cobblestone Park: 12.7 mi
- Weilmunster Park: 14.4 mi
- Baird Cabin: 9.3 mi
- Gem County Veteran's Monument and Tank: 17.1 mi
- Hawkins Range Reserve: 24.1 mi
- Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve: 24.3 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 10.2 mi
- Waterwheel Gardens: 14.8 mi
- Gem County Museum: 17.1 mi
- E: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Timber Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,486 m | 24.5 mi |
| Tripod Peak | NNE 14° | 2,459 m | 24.0 mi |
| Shafer Butte | SSE 158° | 2,308 m | 20.5 mi |
| Jackson Peak | E 96° | 2,234 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hawley Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,221 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mores Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,202 m | 19.2 mi |
| Doe Point | SSE 160° | 2,151 m | 21.5 mi |
| Deer Point | SSE 160° | 2,150 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:48 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:23 | 17:10 |
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 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLA, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659280
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- Boise · 30 mi
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