Ant Butte
Ant Butte rises to 1,579 m in Idaho. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Corral Butte, a peak 1.9 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,579 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
68 named places within 25 miles
- Corral Butte: 1.9 mi
- Turnbull Butte: 2.3 mi
- Big Blowout Butte: 2.4 mi
- Carey Kipuka: 3.8 mi
- Laidlaw Butte: 4.3 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 5.8 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 8.8 mi
- Lava Trees: 11.1 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 12.1 mi
- Natural Arch: 13.9 mi
- Strode Spring: 18.0 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 18.2 mi
- Lava Point: 9.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ant Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard Mountain | N 352° | 2,839 m | 15.9 mi |
| Timbered Dome | N 10° | 2,538 m | 24.1 mi |
| Black Cap | N 0° | 2,294 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 320° | 2,232 m | 13.0 mi |
| Stinson Hill | NW 314° | 2,028 m | 16.5 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | NNE 23° | 1,986 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sunset Cone | NNE 12° | 1,947 m | 14.0 mi |
| Silent Cone | NNE 13° | 1,934 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:16 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Craters OF THE Moon, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661124
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