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Wind Butte

Wind Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Wind Butte rises to 1,036 m in Idaho. Kepros Mountain stands 1,649 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagstaff Butte, a peak 3.2 miles away. Western Heritage Historic Byway passes 13 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1036 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.23628, -116.11760

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Trueblood Wildlife Area: 15.6 mi
  • Centennial Park: 17.2 mi
  • Bonneville Monument Park: 18.1 mi
  • Blue Valley Park: 20.1 mi
  • Micron Park: 20.2 mi
Museums: 7
  • World Center For Birds Of Prey: 20.6 mi
  • Owyhee County Historical Society Museum and Library: 21.9 mi
  • Mountain Home Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
  • Melba Valley Museum: 22.8 mi
  • Idaho Military History Museum: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Benjamin Priest Ranch: 15.0 mi
  • Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 16.2 mi
  • Steve Appleton Memorial: 20.2 mi
  • Oregon Trail marker: 23.5 mi
  • Oregon Trail Memorial: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Community Wall: 22.6 mi
  • Summer in the Fields: 24.0 mi
  • A totem to winged power: 24.4 mi
  • Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 24.8 mi
  • Tremendous Trees: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 16.7 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • Briar Spring: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kepros MountainNNE 22°1,649 m24.1 mi
Three Point MountainNNE 26°1,622.755 m20.8 mi
Three Point Mountain (Middle)NNE 26°1,613.3 m20.6 mi
Three Point Mountain (South)NNE 27°1,610.258 m20.5 mi
Deep BenchmarkNNE 29°1,516.38 m24.2 mi
Kodiak PeakNNE 11°1,333.5 m22.6 mi
Highland MountainN 8°1,256.995 m21.9 mi
Lucky BenchmarkNNE 13°1,242.974 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:57
June solstice06:0520:4521:29
September equinox07:3219:0619:44
December solstice08:1416:2617:13

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947536271807868554234
Precip in0.90.60.80.71.30.60.20.20.30.60.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Falls PH, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 375958 — Wind Butte, Ada County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358653453

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