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Whiskey Butte

Whiskey Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Whiskey Butte rises to 1,334 m in Idaho. He Devil stands 2,863 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Preacher Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Hells Canyon Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49089023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,334 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.47044, -116.33430

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 33
  • Logged Up Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Indian Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Fish Dam Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Martin Spring: 6.4 mi
Parks: 7
  • Buck Park: 11.4 mi
  • Slate Creek Recreation Site: 12.3 mi
  • Rapid National Wild River: 19.6 mi
  • City Park: 20.1 mi
  • Hammer Creek Recreation Site: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Shorts Bar Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Music Bar: 8.3 mi
  • Twin Bridges Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Skookumchuck Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Red Ledge: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Allison Creek Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Upper Pittsburg Landing: 12.0 mi
  • Skookumchuck Recreation Site: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Sheep Creek Rest Stop: 8.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkwood Ranch Museum: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Whiskey Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
He DevilSW2,863 m14.5 mi
She DevilSW2,862 m14.2 mi
Devils ThroneSW2,830 m15.5 mi
The OgreSW2,819 m14.2 mi
Tower of BabelSW2,807 m13.5 mi
The GoblinSW2,739 m14.0 mi
Twin ImpsSW2,733 m16.1 mi
Mount BelialSW2,712 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:58
June solstice05:5720:5321:38
September equinox07:3319:0619:45
December solstice08:2316:1617:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643485662717162503932
Precip in1.31.41.82.02.21.70.80.71.21.51.41.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riggins, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659650

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