Cruthers Butte
Cruthers Butte rises to 1,679 m in Idaho. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Field, a attraction 2.5 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,679 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildhorse Butte: 2.6 mi
- Fingers Butte: 3.0 mi
- Saddle Butte: 3.7 mi
- Tin Cup Butte: 5.3 mi
- Sixmile Butte: 5.5 mi
- Lava Field: 2.5 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 7.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 9.6 mi
- Lava Trees: 11.3 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 11.4 mi
- Rock of Ages: 22.3 mi
- Watch Tower: 22.3 mi
- Sea of Joy: 22.4 mi
- Gateway Rock: 22.4 mi
- Bottolfsen Park: 13.1 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 17.5 mi
- Moore City Park: 20.4 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 13.1 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 15.7 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Lava Point: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Cruthers Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,839 m | 18.6 mi |
| Howe Peak | NNE 29° | 2,651 m | 21.3 mi |
| Timbered Dome | NW 315° | 2,538 m | 16.8 mi |
| Appendicitis Hill | NNW 342° | 2,428 m | 21.3 mi |
| Arco Peak | N 1° | 2,299 m | 15.5 mi |
| Big Butte | ESE 103° | 2,296 m | 14.5 mi |
| Black Cap | WNW 288° | 2,294 m | 16.8 mi |
| Big Southern Butte | ESE 103° | 2,273 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:14 | 17:01 |
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 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco 17 SW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396349 — Cruthers Butte, Butte County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661605
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