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Whitetail Butte

Whitetail Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Whitetail Butte rises to 944 m in Idaho. Mount Roothaan stands 2,123 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pataky's Bench, a park 3.0 miles away. Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
944 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.39814, -116.85797

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Pataky's Bench: 3.0 mi
  • Coolin Park: 5.5 mi
  • Canyon Creek Recreational Natural Area: 5.8 mi
  • Priest Lake State Forest: 12.2 mi
  • Marshall Lake Public Access Area: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mission Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Hunt Falls: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Indian Rock: 12.8 mi
  • Pend Oreille County Fairground: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • City Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Dog Beach: 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Benton Spring: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Whitetail Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoothaanNNE 25°2,123 m16.4 mi
Hunt PeakNNE 33°2,119 m13.3 mi
Chimney Rock Middle CairnNNE 25°2,092 m16.9 mi
Mount CaseyENE 74°2,027 m8.1 mi
Silver Dollar PeakNNE 28°2,005 m18.3 mi
Blue MountainE 89°1,997 m9.7 mi
Eddy PeakNNE 21°1,984 m17.6 mi
Keokee MountainE 79°1,967 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:1919:00
June solstice04:4720:0420:53
September equinox06:3518:0618:47
December solstice07:3715:0115:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936445359656456433327
Precip in3.92.63.42.52.82.61.00.91.32.94.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest RVR EXP STN, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 393390 — Whitetail Butte, Bonner County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358659705

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