Fogg Butte
Fogg Butte rises to 2,092 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Butte, a peak 1.0 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2092 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 12.1 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Mesa Falls · 20 mi
79 named places within 25 miles
- Crystal Butte: 1.0 mi
- Monument Butte: 2.2 mi
- Aspen Butte: 2.4 mi
- Birdseye Butte: 3.0 mi
- Service Butte: 3.0 mi
- Harriman State Park: 11.3 mi
- Harriman State Park: 12.1 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 14.8 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 19.3 mi
- Cedar View Park: 22.3 mi
- Mesa Falls: 19.0 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 19.8 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 10.8 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 10.8 mi
- Brower's Spring: 20.3 mi
- China Point: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fogg Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NNE 26° | 3,097 m | 20.3 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NNE 25° | 3,071 m | 20.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 334° | 3,008 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NNE 33° | 3,008 m | 21.8 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,992 m | 19.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | N 360° | 2,991 m | 18.3 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,989 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 353° | 2,926 m | 19.5 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 | 20:30 | 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396501 — Fogg Butte, Fremont County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661742
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 22 mi
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