Butterfly Butte
Butterfly Butte rises to 1,578 m in Idaho. East Butte stands 2,003 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kettle Butte, a peak 3.5 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 19 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,578 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Butte Park: 12.5 mi
- Esquire Acres Park: 12.9 mi
- Practice Field Park: 13.2 mi
- LDS Church Park: 13.2 mi
- Reinhart Park: 13.3 mi
- Kettle Butte: 3.5 mi
- Shattuck Butte: 9.6 mi
- Saint Marys Knoll: 11.5 mi
- Little Butte: 12.5 mi
- Lewisville Knolls: 16.4 mi
- Amsterdam Spring Tulips: 14.8 mi
- Old Eagle Rock: 14.9 mi
- Snake River Fur Trader: 14.9 mi
- Midday and Morning: 15.0 mi
- The Gesture;Steel Tears: 15.0 mi
- Idaho Vietnam Veteran's Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Founding of Shelley: 16.3 mi
- Brandon Meppin Memorial Field: 18.7 mi
- Cami: 24.5 mi
- The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho: 14.9 mi
- The Museum of Idaho: 15.2 mi
- Collectors Corner Museum: 16.3 mi
- Farnsworth TV & Pioneer Museum: 21.9 mi
- Wild Adventure Corn Maze: 12.6 mi
- Lava Beds: 17.7 mi
- Scott Samuelson Labrinth: 23.2 mi
- Blackfoot Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 17.8 mi
- Blackfoot Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 18.0 mi
- Idaho Falls: 14.9 mi
- Moulton Gardens: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfly Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Butte | WSW 256° | 2,003 m | 17.5 mi |
| Middle Butte | WSW 257° | 1,948 m | 21.2 mi |
| Galbraith Hill | ESE 111° | 1,796 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kettle Butte | NW 311° | 1,693 m | 3.5 mi |
| Little Butte | W 260° | 1,681 m | 12.5 mi |
| Table Legs Butte | WSW 246° | 1,634 m | 24.5 mi |
| Saint Marys Knoll | SW 227° | 1,627 m | 11.5 mi |
| North Menan Butte | NE 48° | 1,594 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:31 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:09 | 16:56 |
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 | 25 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho Falls FAA AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661435
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