Davis Butte
Davis Butte rises to 2,117 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Aspen Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023681, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,117 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 14.2 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
66 named places within 25 miles
- Aspen Butte: 1.6 mi
- Jones Butte: 1.6 mi
- Birdseye Butte: 1.6 mi
- Monument Butte: 2.3 mi
- Twitchells Knoll: 3.2 mi
- Harriman State Park: 13.2 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 15.3 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 17.5 mi
- Mesa Falls: 22.2 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 23.1 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 7.8 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 12.6 mi
- Brower's Spring: 19.5 mi
- China Point: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Davis Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NE 35° | 3,097 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NE 35° | 3,071 m | 19.2 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 337° | 3,008 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NE 42° | 3,008 m | 21.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | N 8° | 2,991 m | 15.8 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,989 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 359° | 2,926 m | 16.7 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,896 m | 20.0 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 399845 — Davis Butte, Fremont County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358666093
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 22 mi
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