Twin Buttes
Twin Buttes rises to 1,136 m in Idaho. Pilot Knob stands 2,171 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Butte, a peak 1.9 miles away. Northwest Passage Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49085860, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,136 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Gold Rush Historic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Elk River Back Country Byway
72 named places within 25 miles
- Red Rock Butte: 1.9 mi
- Big Butte: 2.9 mi
- Mount Stewart: 7.8 mi
- The Horn: 14.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 14.4 mi
- Kooskia City Park: 7.3 mi
- Stites City Park: 7.3 mi
- Nez Perce National Historical Park - Heart of the Monster: 9.2 mi
- Riverfront Park: 9.8 mi
- Eimers-Soltman Park: 12.2 mi
- Dizzy Head: 7.6 mi
- Penny Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Moughmer Point: 17.9 mi
- Bug Slope: 19.3 mi
- Jungle Point: 22.1 mi
- Blackerby Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Cotter Bar: 16.4 mi
- McAllister Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Button Beach: 7.5 mi
- Idaho County Fairgrounds: 11.2 mi
- Mount Idaho: 14.3 mi
- US-95 Winchester Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Freds Spring: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twin Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SE 125° | 2,171 m | 24.5 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,015 m | 21.7 mi |
| Silver Dome | SE 131° | 1,944 m | 22.9 mi |
| High Camp | S 180° | 1,866 m | 16.9 mi |
| China Point | SE 126° | 1,823 m | 20.5 mi |
| Corral Hill | SE 124° | 1,818 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lookout Butte | E 101° | 1,783 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cottonwood Butte | W 261° | 1,740 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:54 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:04 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:12 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 38 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kamiah, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 375622 — Twin Buttes, Idaho County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653223
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