Circular Butte
Circular Butte rises to 1,542 m in Idaho. Saddle Mountain stands 3,295 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Butte, a peak 3.2 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49020772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,542 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
33 named places within 25 miles
- Antelope Butte: 3.2 mi
- Richard Butte: 11.0 mi
- Clay Butte: 14.3 mi
- Needle Butte: 16.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 16.4 mi
- Reno Point: 14.2 mi
- Gateway Rock: 23.4 mi
- Watch Tower: 23.4 mi
- Sea of Joy: 23.4 mi
- Rock of Ages: 23.4 mi
- Howe Park: 18.6 mi
- Indian Massacre Historical Monument: 23.2 mi
- Market Lake Wildlife Management Area: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Circular Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | WNW 295° | 3,295 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tyler Peak | WNW 304° | 3,274 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mormon Gulch Peak | NW 306° | 3,258 m | 22.0 mi |
| Gallagher Peak | NNW 342° | 2,991 m | 24.5 mi |
| Jumpoff Peak | WSW 258° | 2,756 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 317° | 2,746 m | 24.8 mi |
| Howe Peak | WSW 251° | 2,651 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mahogany Butte | NW 310° | 2,135 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:33 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:09 | 16:57 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 29 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monteview, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358650346
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