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Whiskey Butte

Whiskey Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Whiskey Butte rises to 1,408 m in Idaho. Split Top stands 1,696 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Butte, a peak 2.5 miles away. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089026, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1408 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.90685, -113.41862

34 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 23
Parks: 6
  • Lake Walcott State Park: 16.4 mi
  • Big Valley: 23.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 23.6 mi
  • George Mass Veterans Park: 23.7 mi
  • Rupert Square: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Bear Trap Cave: 6.3 mi
  • Brigham Point Cabin: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Idaho Roll Call Memorial: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Split TopNE 42°1,696 m23.1 mi
Mosby ButteENE 57°1,674 m16.9 mi
Laidlaw ButteNNW 330°1,625 m24.7 mi
Purple ButteN 358°1,624 m24.6 mi
Pillar ButteE 98°1,583 m10.4 mi
Coyote ButteN 0°1,576 m23.3 mi
Flat TopENE 71°1,563 m18.7 mi
Bear Den ButteNNW 347°1,554 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5620:3421:17
September equinox07:2218:5519:33
December solstice08:0216:1717:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283240475664727061493828
Precip in1.20.80.91.01.30.70.20.30.70.80.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minidoka DAM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653376

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