Walters Butte
Walters Butte rises to 875 m in Idaho. War Eagle Mountain stands 2,451 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is White Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 875 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 2.3 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- White Butte: 1.4 mi
- McElroy Butte: 3.6 mi
- Guffey Butte: 4.2 mi
- Hat Butte: 4.8 mi
- Hemingway Butte: 5.0 mi
- Winchester Park: 11.2 mi
- Silvertip Community Park: 11.6 mi
- Wild Meadows Commons: 11.7 mi
- Nicholson Park: 11.7 mi
- Greenbelt Park: 11.9 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 7.2 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 8.5 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 16.8 mi
- Julius M. Kleiner: 21.8 mi
- Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 2.3 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 9.1 mi
- Kuna History Center: 12.0 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 16.1 mi
- Warhawk Air Museum: 16.6 mi
- Celebration Park: 3.5 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 18.2 mi
- A-10: 22.0 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 24.7 mi
- Wilson Springs: 13.1 mi
- Hubbard Reservoir Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
- Eagle Fish Hatchery | Idaho Fish and Game: 24.1 mi
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 24.7 mi
- Tate's Rents: 13.5 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 23.7 mi
- All Saints Refugee Garden: 23.8 mi
- Briar Spring: 12.0 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 17.6 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 17.6 mi
- Dewey: 23.6 mi
- Ruby City: 23.9 mi
- Silver City: 24.5 mi
- Murphy Rim: 7.8 mi
- Coal Bank: 16.3 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 24.1 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 24.2 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Jump Falls: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Walters Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Eagle Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,451 m | 24.7 mi |
| Stormy Hill | SSW 197° | 2,265 m | 24.7 mi |
| Slacks Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,219 m | 21.1 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SW 220° | 2,142 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tennessee Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,129 m | 23.4 mi |
| Glass Hill | SSW 211° | 2,074 m | 22.2 mi |
| Puhitempi Kuaikatete | WSW 251° | 2,051 m | 17.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 208° | 2,015 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:47 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:27 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Falls PH, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398313 — Walters Butte, Canyon County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663989
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