Big Blowout Butte
Big Blowout Butte rises to 1,640 m in Idaho. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Carey Kipuka, a peak 2.3 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,640 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Carey Kipuka: 2.3 mi
- Ant Butte: 2.4 mi
- Turnbull Butte: 3.0 mi
- Corral Butte: 4.1 mi
- North Laidlaw Butte: 5.0 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 3.5 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 6.9 mi
- Lava Trees: 8.7 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 10.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 11.5 mi
- Strode Spring: 18.8 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 19.1 mi
- Lava Point: 11.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Big Blowout Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard Mountain | NNW 347° | 2,839 m | 14.0 mi |
| Timbered Dome | N 8° | 2,538 m | 21.8 mi |
| Black Cap | N 356° | 2,294 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 309° | 2,232 m | 12.3 mi |
| Stinson Hill | NW 305° | 2,028 m | 15.9 mi |
| Smelter Butte | NW 321° | 2,009 m | 24.6 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | NNE 22° | 1,986 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sunset Cone | N 9° | 1,947 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358649869
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