Crystal Butte
Crystal Butte rises to 2,124 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fogg Butte, a peak 1.0 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023245, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,124 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 13.1 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- Fogg Butte: 1.0 mi
- Monument Butte: 1.4 mi
- Aspen Butte: 1.8 mi
- Service Butte: 2.6 mi
- Jones Butte: 2.6 mi
- Harriman State Park: 12.2 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 15.8 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 19.8 mi
- Cedar View Park: 22.0 mi
- Boyd Yancey Memorial Park: 22.4 mi
- Mesa Falls: 19.7 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 20.5 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 10.1 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 10.1 mi
- Brower's Spring: 21.1 mi
- China Point: 23.9 mi
- Egin Bench: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NNE 27° | 3,097 m | 21.0 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NNE 27° | 3,071 m | 21.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 336° | 3,008 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NE 34° | 3,008 m | 22.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | N 3° | 2,991 m | 18.6 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,989 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 355° | 2,926 m | 19.7 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,896 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:31 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:03 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655176
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 23 mi
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