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Flagstaff Butte

Flagstaff Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Flagstaff Butte rises to 1,030 m in Idaho. Lucky Peak stands 1,797 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wind Butte, a peak 3.2 miles away. Oregon Trail Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Ada County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1030 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.27906, -116.14122

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bonneville Monument Park: 15.6 mi
  • Blue Valley Park: 17.1 mi
  • Micron Park: 17.2 mi
  • Discovery Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Lucky Peak State Park: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 53
  • Summer in the Fields: 20.9 mi
  • A totem to winged power: 21.3 mi
  • Historic Interurban Trolley Mural: 21.7 mi
  • Tremendous Trees: 21.8 mi
  • Transmontane: 22.0 mi
Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 30
  • Benjamin Priest Ranch: 13.4 mi
  • Wees Bar Petroglyphs: 14.6 mi
  • Steve Appleton Memorial: 17.2 mi
  • Oregon Trail marker: 20.4 mi
  • Oregon Trail Memorial: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Vegetable Garden: 22.2 mi
  • The Labyrinth: 22.2 mi
  • Dry Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Foothills Grove: 22.2 mi
  • Children's Adventure Garden: 22.2 mi
Museums: 14
  • World Center For Birds Of Prey: 17.4 mi
  • Idaho Military History Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Kuna History Center: 20.1 mi
  • Joseph Bown House: 20.5 mi
  • Melba Valley Museum: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Eastbound: 13.8 mi
  • Blacks Creek Rest Area I-84 Westbound: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Briar Spring: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flagstaff Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lucky PeakN 10°1,797 m22.9 mi
Aldape PeakN 10°1,698.041 m24.5 mi
Kepros MountainNNE 27°1,649 m21.9 mi
Three Point MountainNNE 33°1,622.755 m18.8 mi
Three Point Mountain (Middle)NNE 34°1,613.3 m18.7 mi
Three Point Mountain (South)NE 34°1,610.258 m18.6 mi
Cervidae PeakNNE 20°1,520 m24.6 mi
Deep BenchmarkNE 35°1,516.38 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1919:57
June solstice06:0520:4521:29
September equinox07:3319:0619:44
December solstice08:1416:2617:13

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947536271807868554234
Precip in0.90.60.80.71.30.60.20.20.30.60.80.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swan Falls PH, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396493 — Flagstaff Butte, Ada County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358661724

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