Eccles Butte
Eccles Butte rises to 1,985 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ripley Butte, a peak 3.3 miles away. Mesa Falls Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027154, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,985 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mr. Bubbles: 19.9 mi
- Emerald Pool: 23.0 mi
- Rainbow Pool: 23.1 mi
- Green Spring: 23.1 mi
- Sunset Lake: 23.1 mi
- Ripley Butte: 3.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Hatchery Butte: 5.6 mi
- Osborne Butte: 6.4 mi
- Elk Butte: 7.2 mi
- Mesa Falls: 9.6 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 10.3 mi
- Dunanda Falls: 13.5 mi
- Silver Scarf Falls: 13.7 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 16.1 mi
- Latham Spring: 11.6 mi
- Big Springs: 12.5 mi
- Brower's Spring: 18.5 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 23.8 mi
- Lavender Pool: 23.9 mi
- Harriman State Park: 8.1 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 11.6 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park: 21.1 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 22.7 mi
- Howard Spring Wayside: 24.1 mi
- Biscuit Basin: 23.8 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 23.9 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 24.0 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 24.2 mi
- Old Faithful: 24.2 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 24.2 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 24.8 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 24.9 mi
- Old Railway Station: 12.5 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 24.9 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Sheep Falls: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eccles Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NW 326° | 3,097 m | 20.0 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NNW 326° | 3,071 m | 20.1 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NNW 334° | 3,008 m | 18.5 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,895 m | 21.0 mi |
| Reas Peak | NW 322° | 2,850 m | 18.8 mi |
| Nemesis Mountain | NW 324° | 2,845 m | 22.1 mi |
| Arange Peak | NNW 327° | 2,659 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Two Top | N 3° | 2,640 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:29 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:01 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358661677
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 13 mi
- West Yellowstone · 25 mi
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