Wild Horse Butte
Wild Horse Butte rises to 841 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Butte, a peak 3.5 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 7.6 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States.
Wikidata Q49089854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 841 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
73 named places within 25 miles
- Castle Butte: 3.5 mi
- Sinker Creek Butte: 5.3 mi
- Fossil Butte: 6.2 mi
- Jackass Butte: 6.8 mi
- Big Foot Butte: 7.2 mi
- Trueblood Wildlife Area: 14.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 15.3 mi
- Locust Park: 21.7 mi
- Scout Park: 21.8 mi
- North Park: 21.8 mi
- Briar Spring: 14.1 mi
- Black Horse Spring: 17.8 mi
- Tiddie Spring: 18.7 mi
- Ruby City: 21.7 mi
- Silver City: 22.0 mi
- Dewey: 22.8 mi
- Benjamin Priest Ranch: 11.1 mi
- Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 12.3 mi
- Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 12.7 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 19.7 mi
- Murphy Rim: 12.6 mi
- Celebration Park: 15.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wild Horse Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | WSW 238° | 2,556 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cinnabar Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,514 m | 19.9 mi |
| Turntable Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,468 m | 20.2 mi |
| War Eagle Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,451 m | 20.9 mi |
| Quicksilver Mountain | SW 231° | 2,447 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sawpit Peak | WSW 245° | 2,349 m | 23.0 mi |
| Florida Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,337 m | 23.0 mi |
| China Butte | WSW 238° | 2,272 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:46 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:15 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398353 — Wild Horse Butte, Owyhee County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358664039
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