White Butte
White Butte rises to 789 m in Idaho. War Eagle Mountain stands 2,451 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Walters Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 789 m
How to reach it
- On the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 2.4 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Walters Butte: 1.4 mi
- Guffey Butte: 3.0 mi
- Hemingway Butte: 4.3 mi
- McElroy Butte: 4.9 mi
- Hat Butte: 5.9 mi
- Winchester Park: 12.6 mi
- Silvertip Community Park: 12.9 mi
- Wild Meadows Commons: 13.1 mi
- Nicholson Park: 13.1 mi
- Greenbelt Park: 13.2 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 3.6 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 7.7 mi
- Kuna History Center: 13.4 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 17.4 mi
- Warhawk Air Museum: 18.0 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 6.9 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 8.2 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 18.2 mi
- Julius M. Kleiner: 23.2 mi
- Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 24.1 mi
- Dewey: 22.3 mi
- Ruby City: 22.5 mi
- Silver City: 23.1 mi
- De Lamar: 25.0 mi
- Celebration Park: 2.5 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 19.6 mi
- A-10: 23.2 mi
- Briar Spring: 10.6 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 16.2 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 16.2 mi
- Tate's Rents: 14.9 mi
- Borah Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 24.9 mi
- Murphy Rim: 6.5 mi
- Coal Bank: 15.4 mi
- Wilson Springs: 14.5 mi
- Hubbard Reservoir Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
- Jump Falls: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of White 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 | 23.3 mi |
| Stormy Hill | SSW 197° | 2,265 m | 23.3 mi |
| Slacks Mountain | SSW 207° | 2,219 m | 19.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SW 222° | 2,142 m | 22.1 mi |
| Tennessee Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,129 m | 22.1 mi |
| Glass Hill | SSW 212° | 2,074 m | 20.8 mi |
| Puhitempi Kuaikatete | WSW 255° | 2,051 m | 16.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 209° | 2,015 m | 15.7 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 398347 — White Butte, Canyon County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358664026
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