Bear Den Butte
Bear Den Butte rises to 1,554 m in Idaho. Pine Mountain stands 2,232 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Butte, a peak 1.9 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1554 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lava Butte: 1.9 mi
- Potter Butte: 4.4 mi
- Coyote Butte: 6.5 mi
- Turnbull Butte: 6.8 mi
- Purple Butte: 6.9 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 10.7 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 11.0 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 14.2 mi
- Bear Trap Cave: 15.6 mi
- Brigham Point Cabin: 15.9 mi
- Lava Point: 4.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Bear Den Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | NW 319° | 2,232 m | 21.7 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | N 354° | 1,986 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sunset Cone | N 351° | 1,947 m | 20.3 mi |
| Silent Cone | N 350° | 1,934 m | 18.7 mi |
| Grassy Cone | N 349° | 1,920 m | 19.5 mi |
| North Crater | N 351° | 1,898 m | 19.1 mi |
| Inferno Cone | N 353° | 1,885 m | 18.4 mi |
| Paisley Cone | N 354° | 1,858 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:16 | 17:02 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco 17 SW, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 371402 — Bear Den Butte, Minidoka County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358649833
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