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West Canfield Butte

West Canfield Butte, seen from above at true elevation

West Canfield Butte rises to 1,258 m in Idaho. South Chilco Mountain stands 1,724 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is East Canfield Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1258 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.73379, -116.72686

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Honeysuckle Beach: 1.9 mi
  • McCall Park: 2.5 mi
  • Finucane Park: 2.5 mi
  • North Pines Park: 2.6 mi
  • Sunset Park: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 3.2 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 3.3 mi
  • Cougar Bay Dozer: 6.6 mi
  • Higgens Point: 7.7 mi
  • Timber Terror: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Preston Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 5.1 mi
  • City Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Silver Beach: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 5
  • Museum of North Idaho: 5.0 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 5.1 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 9.4 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 6.7 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1
  • Mirabeau Springs: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of West Canfield Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Chilco MountainNE 41°1,724 m12.6 mi
Chilco MountainNE 40°1,710 m14.2 mi
Skitwish PeakESE 101°1,629 m11.4 mi
Jackknife PeakNE 51°1,599 m16.9 mi
Mica PeakWSW 238°1,598 m14.4 mi
Bernard PeakNNE 33°1,566 m16.6 mi
Monument MountainE 92°1,553 m13.3 mi
Spades MountainENE 60°1,529 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:1919:00
June solstice04:4920:0120:50
September equinox06:3418:0618:47
December solstice07:3415:0515:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440465562707061493831
Precip in3.22.12.71.92.12.20.70.80.82.03.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coeur D'alene, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358666252

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