Wind Butte
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
- 1,036 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Flagstaff Butte: 3.2 mi
- Christmas Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Big Foot Butte: 6.0 mi
- Cinder Cone Butte: 6.4 mi
- Little Joe Butte: 7.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Oregon Trail Reserve: 21.5 mi
- Hubbard Reservoir Recreation Area: 22.1 mi
- Peace Valley Overlook Reserve: 22.7 mi
- Golda Harris Nature Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Mesa Reserve: 24.5 mi
- 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
- Celebration Park: 21.0 mi
- A-10: 23.2 mi
- Historic Broadway Block: 24.8 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 16.7 mi
- Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 16.8 mi
- Barclay Bay Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Marianne Williams Park Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Murphy Rim: 20.9 mi
- Big Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 20.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepros Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,649 m | 24.1 mi |
| Three Point Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,623 m | 20.8 mi |
| Three Point Mountain (Middle) | NNE 26° | 1,613 m | 20.6 mi |
| Three Point Mountain (South) | NNE 27° | 1,610 m | 20.5 mi |
| Deep Benchmark | NNE 29° | 1,516 m | 24.2 mi |
| Kodiak Peak | NNE 11° | 1,334 m | 22.6 mi |
| Highland Mountain | N 8° | 1,257 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lucky Benchmark | NNE 13° | 1,243 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:45 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:26 | 17:13 |
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, 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
Day trips start here
- Mountain Home · 22 mi
- Boise · 26 mi
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