Bitters Butte
Bitters Butte rises to 1,673 m in Idaho. Piney Peak stands 2,747 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon Creek Butte, a peak 4.1 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,673 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
104 named places within 25 miles
- Canyon Creek Butte: 4.1 mi
- White Owl Butte: 5.2 mi
- Webster Butte: 6.4 mi
- Sommers Butte: 6.5 mi
- East Farnes Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Heritage Park: 8.1 mi
- Rembish Park: 8.3 mi
- Lyle H. Moon Mayor's Park: 8.6 mi
- Smith Park: 8.7 mi
- Teton Dam: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Freedom Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Education Monument: 9.7 mi
- SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 10.8 mi
- Fort Henry Historic Monument: 11.3 mi
- Romney Geology Museum: 9.8 mi
- Legacy Flight Museum: 10.9 mi
- Farnsworth TV & Pioneer Museum: 20.0 mi
- Student Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Thomas E. Ricks Memorial Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Grandview Point: 12.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 16.3 mi
- Scott Samuelson Labrinth: 23.3 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 24.0 mi
- Egin Bench: 13.4 mi
- Paradise Spring: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bitters Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Peak | SE 141° | 2,747 m | 18.3 mi |
| Garns Mountain | SE 133° | 2,746 m | 17.5 mi |
| Ryan Peak | SE 126° | 2,698 m | 15.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | SE 132° | 2,651 m | 21.3 mi |
| Liars Peak | SE 143° | 2,639 m | 18.8 mi |
| Stouts Mountain | SSE 149° | 2,593 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chicken Peak | SE 145° | 2,544 m | 19.1 mi |
| Henderson Peak | SE 127° | 2,528 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:29 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:05 | 16:52 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar City, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358662908
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- Driggs · 25 mi
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