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Wilson Butte

Wilson Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Wilson Butte rises to 1,334 m in Idaho. Kimama Butte stands 1,527 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gas Station, a historic site 7.4 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1334 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78491, -114.21420

93 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Mary L Gooding Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
  • Becker Park: 14.9 mi
  • Gayle Forsyth Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
  • Camozzi Park: 15.4 mi
  • Dierkes Lake Park: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 17
Historic sites: 10
  • Gas Station: 7.4 mi
  • Root Cellar: 7.5 mi
  • Honor Roll: 7.6 mi
  • Military Police Building: 7.6 mi
  • Reception Building: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Lincoln County Fairgrounds: 14.0 mi
  • Shoshone Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Jerome County Fairgrounds: 16.5 mi
  • Evel Knievel Jump Site: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 1
  • Shoshone Falls: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rose Garden: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kimama ButteE 95°1,527 m16.2 mi
Kinzie ButteNNW 344°1,486 m21.7 mi
Johnson ButteN 1°1,482 m22.9 mi
Sid ButteENE 71°1,453 m13.7 mi
Dietrich ButteN 360°1,412 m11.1 mi
Milner ButteSSE 156°1,409 m24.7 mi
Shale ButteNE 56°1,390 m24.2 mi
Owinza ButteNE 53°1,352 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1219:49
June solstice05:5920:3621:19
September equinox07:2518:5919:36
December solstice08:0516:2117:07

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342485765747263513829
Precip in1.20.71.11.11.40.60.10.30.30.81.01.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jerome CO AP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398365 — Wilson Butte, Jerome County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358664057

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