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Fogg Butte

Fogg Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.29630, -111.68246

Overlooks nearby

79 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Parks: 16
  • 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
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Civil Defense Caves: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JeffersonNNE 26°3,097 m20.3 mi
Jefferson MountNNE 25°3,071 m20.4 mi
Baldy MountainNNW 334°3,008 m20.9 mi
Sawtell PeakNNE 33°3,008 m21.8 mi
Slide MountainNNW 334°2,992 m19.5 mi
Taylor MountainN 360°2,991 m18.3 mi
Slide MountainNNW 334°2,989 m19.5 mi
Sheep MountainN 353°2,926 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0119:39
June solstice05:4420:3021:15
September equinox07:1518:4819:26
December solstice08:0016:0316:51

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161927354553605950382516
Precip in3.52.62.02.43.02.61.21.11.72.12.54.0

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

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