Cedar Butte
Cedar Butte rises to 1,763 m in Idaho. Elk Mountain stands 2,683 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 2.9 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,763 m
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
60 named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf: 2.9 mi
- Bud Lewis Hill: 3.7 mi
- Pigtail Butte: 3.8 mi
- Bobcat Butte: 5.4 mi
- Signal Butte: 5.6 mi
- Whiteside Spring: 13.6 mi
- Strawberry Spring: 14.6 mi
- Granite Spring: 14.8 mi
- Chicken Spring: 17.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 20.2 mi
- Black Rock: 18.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.8 mi
- Balanced Rock State Park: 22.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Mountain | SSW 201° | 2,683 m | 19.0 mi |
| Red Point | SSW 201° | 2,679 m | 19.0 mi |
| White Elephant Butte | SSW 198° | 2,574 m | 22.9 mi |
| Owens Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,539 m | 22.5 mi |
| Red Elephant Butte | SSW 199° | 2,538 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mahogany Elephant Butte | SSW 197° | 2,528 m | 22.2 mi |
| Wrangle Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,416 m | 20.4 mi |
| Quartzite Butte | SSW 196° | 2,407 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:38 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:26 | 17:11 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 371925 — Cedar Butte, Twin Falls County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358650262
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