East Butte
East Butte rises to 2,003 m in Idaho. Big Butte stands 2,296 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Butte, a peak 3.7 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 25 miles off. 21 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
East Butte is a 6,572-foot elevation (2,003 m) summit located in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
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Wikidata Q49026856, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,003.146 m
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
21 named places within 25 miles
- Middle Butte: 3.7 mi
- Little Butte: 5.2 mi
- Table Legs Butte: 7.9 mi
- Saint Marys Knoll: 9.3 mi
- Cedar Butte: 14.2 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Blackfoot Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 23.9 mi
- Blackfoot Rest Area, I-15 Northbound: 23.9 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 17.2 mi
- The Butterfly Haven: 23.1 mi
- Lava Beds: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butte | WSW 249° | 2,296 m | 19.3 mi |
| Big Southern Butte | WSW 249° | 2,273 m | 19.3 mi |
| Middle Butte | W 263° | 1,948 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cedar Butte | WSW 239° | 1,774 m | 14.2 mi |
| Rock Corral Butte | SW 232° | 1,719 m | 21.6 mi |
| Kettle Butte | ENE 65° | 1,693 m | 15.7 mi |
| Little Butte | ENE 65° | 1,681 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Wildhorse Butte | SW 229° | 1,661 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:32 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:11 | 16:58 |
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 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 29 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho Falls 46 W, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397667 — East Butte, Bingham County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663183
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