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Twentymile Butte

Twentymile Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Twentymile Butte rises to 1,016 m in Idaho. Castleford Butte stands 1,356 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Butte, a peak 4.9 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Elmore County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1016 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.80685, -115.14256

Overlooks nearby

52 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Parks: 17
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 12.2 mi
  • Three Island State Park: 12.4 mi
  • Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Visitors Center: 12.4 mi
  • Hagerman City Park: 12.4 mi
  • Three Island Crossing State Park: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Salmon Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Devil's washbowl waterfall: 15.2 mi
  • Devils Washboard Falls: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Eastbound: 9.7 mi
  • Bliss Rest Area, I-84 Westbound: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860: 10.1 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 20.2 mi
Museums: 2
  • Glenns Ferry Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ritter Island: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castleford ButteSSE 164°1,356 m21.2 mi
Winter Camp ButteWSW 236°1,343 m22.4 mi
Crows Nest ButteSSW 210°1,300 m17.4 mi
Black ButteSW 236°1,282 m14.8 mi
Sunset ButteSE 142°1,221 m21.5 mi
Sunset ButteSE 142°1,221 m21.5 mi
The Big HillSSW 210°1,212 m11.0 mi
McKinney ButteNE 48°1,196 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1619:53
June solstice06:0320:4021:23
September equinox07:2919:0219:40
December solstice08:0916:2417:10

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543495866747263503830
Precip in1.30.91.00.81.00.60.10.20.40.71.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerman 2 SW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398268 — Twentymile Butte, Elmore County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663934

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