Crater Butte
Crater Butte rises to 1,979 m in Idaho. Baldy Mountain stands 3,008 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Butte, a peak 1.1 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022798, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,979 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 18.2 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
84 named places within 25 miles
- Pine Butte: 1.1 mi
- Freize Knoll: 1.9 mi
- Blacks Knoll: 2.9 mi
- Split Butte: 3.1 mi
- Twitchells Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Harriman State Park: 17.4 mi
- Cedar View Park: 20.3 mi
- Jaycee Park: 20.5 mi
- Agnes Remington Park: 20.6 mi
- Boyd Yancey Memorial Park: 20.6 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 8.2 mi
- Fort Henry Historic Monument: 22.8 mi
- SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 23.6 mi
- Mesa Falls: 23.5 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 24.1 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 6.9 mi
- China Point: 19.9 mi
- Egin Bench: 21.6 mi
- Dubois Rest Area, I-15: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crater Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | N 350° | 3,008 m | 22.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,991 m | 21.9 mi |
| Slide Mountain | N 351° | 2,989 m | 20.6 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 8° | 2,926 m | 22.4 mi |
| Reas Peak | NE 36° | 2,850 m | 23.9 mi |
| Big Table Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,768 m | 21.7 mi |
| Arange Peak | NE 41° | 2,659 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lookout Point | NW 315° | 2,642 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:31 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:04 | 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 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 46 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois EXP STN, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396340 — Crater Butte, Fremont County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661579
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 28 mi
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