Beacon Butte
Beacon Butte rises to 1,541 m in Idaho. West Butte stands 1,889 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Raumaker Butte, a peak 1.8 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1541 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 19.0 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- Market Lake Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Historic Monument Site of First Ferry: 16.1 mi
- Beaver Dick Park: 16.1 mi
- Roberts Community Park: 17.1 mi
- Railroad Park: 18.7 mi
- Raumaker Butte: 1.8 mi
- Sheepherder Monument Butte: 3.5 mi
- Little Grassy Butte: 4.2 mi
- Big Grassy Butte: 5.6 mi
- Gerber Butte: 6.6 mi
- Fort Henry Historic Monument: 19.6 mi
- SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 19.7 mi
- Education Monument: 21.6 mi
- Veterans Freedom Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Legacy Flight Museum: 20.0 mi
- Romney Geology Museum: 21.5 mi
- Farnsworth TV & Pioneer Museum: 23.8 mi
- Scott Samuelson Labrinth: 10.6 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 23.6 mi
- Thomas E. Ricks Memorial Gardens: 21.7 mi
- Student Gardens: 21.9 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 15.3 mi
- Egin Bench: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beacon Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Butte | ENE 78° | 1,889 m | 13.5 mi |
| Snowshoe Butte | NNE 31° | 1,826 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bed Springs Butte | N 5° | 1,740 m | 21.4 mi |
| Juniper Buttes | ENE 71° | 1,703 m | 14.8 mi |
| Lone Butte | NNW 340° | 1,647 m | 19.9 mi |
| Black Knoll | ENE 71° | 1,641 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cedar Butte | NW 310° | 1,640 m | 13.2 mi |
| Sand Mountain | E 88° | 1,618 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:03 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:31 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:07 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamer 4 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 371392 — Beacon Butte, Jefferson County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358649824
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