Birdseye Butte
Birdseye Butte rises to 2,059 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,059 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 12.6 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
66 named places within 25 miles
- Davis Butte: 1.6 mi
- Aspen Butte: 2.3 mi
- Jones Butte: 2.9 mi
- Monument Butte: 2.9 mi
- Fogg Butte: 3.0 mi
- Harriman State Park: 11.6 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 13.8 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 16.7 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 9.4 mi
- Old Railway Station: 24.2 mi
- Brower's Spring: 18.3 mi
- Big Springs: 24.5 mi
- Mesa Falls: 20.9 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 21.8 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 13.2 mi
- China Point: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birdseye Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NNE 32° | 3,097 m | 18.1 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NNE 31° | 3,071 m | 18.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 332° | 3,008 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NE 39° | 3,008 m | 19.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | N 3° | 2,991 m | 15.4 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 332° | 2,989 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 354° | 2,926 m | 16.5 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNE 30° | 2,896 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:31 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:03 | 16:51 |
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 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661218
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 21 mi
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