Township Butte
Township Butte rises to 1,468 m in Idaho. Black Mountain stands 2,151 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lightning Points, a peak 1.6 miles away. Gold Rush Historic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,468 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lightning Points: 1.6 mi
- Bear Butte: 4.3 mi
- Bertha Hill: 4.5 mi
- Silver Butte: 4.7 mi
- Cougar Rock: 4.9 mi
- R.D. Merrill Park: 13.6 mi
- Gazebo Park: 13.7 mi
- Ball Field Mud Bog: 13.7 mi
- City Park: 13.9 mi
- Dworshak State Park: 22.3 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 11.9 mi
- Orphan Point: 19.6 mi
- Orofino Creek Point: 19.9 mi
- Middle Elk Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Upper Elk Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Lower Elk Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Elk Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Township Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | ENE 63° | 2,151 m | 17.9 mi |
| South Butte | NNE 12° | 2,126 m | 18.4 mi |
| Moses Butte | N 10° | 2,016 m | 17.9 mi |
| Larkins Peak | NE 44° | 1,995 m | 18.1 mi |
| Jug Rock | NNE 11° | 1,983 m | 17.6 mi |
| West Sister | ENE 63° | 1,972 m | 17.2 mi |
| Blackdome Peak | NNE 12° | 1,944 m | 15.8 mi |
| East Butte | NNE 15° | 1,929 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:55 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:03 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:07 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Headquarters, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 392257 — Township Butte, Clearwater County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659326
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