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Turkey Head Butte

Turkey Head Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Head Butte rises to 1,202 m in Idaho. Davis Mountain stands 2,070 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top Butte, a peak 7.7 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1202 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.05546, -114.67339

Overlooks nearby

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Parks: 14
  • Little Drops Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
  • Mary L Gooding Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
  • Malad Gorge State Park: 16.2 mi
  • Malad Gorge State Park: 17.2 mi
  • Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.9 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Lincoln County Fairgrounds: 16.1 mi
  • Jerome County Fairgrounds: 23.9 mi
  • Shoshone Ice Caves: 23.9 mi
  • Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Clay Bank Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Martin Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Wurst Spring: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Devil's washbowl waterfall: 15.9 mi
  • Salmon Falls: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 21.7 mi
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ritter Island: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkey Head Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Davis MountainNW 312°2,070 m16.3 mi
The KnobWNW 304°2,002 m20.2 mi
The KnobWNW 304°1,992 m20.2 mi
Twin PeaksNW 320°1,969 m14.5 mi
Fir Grove MountainNNW 330°1,889 m11.5 mi
Moonstone MountainNNE 26°1,869 m23.8 mi
Square MountainNNE 20°1,849 m24.4 mi
Horse MountainNE 37°1,756 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1419:51
June solstice06:0020:3921:22
September equinox07:2719:0019:38
December solstice08:0816:2117:07

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303544516069787666534031
Precip in1.60.91.10.81.10.60.20.30.50.81.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoshone 1 WNW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398267 — Turkey Head Butte, Gooding County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663930

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