Jones Butte
Jones Butte rises to 2,051 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Aspen Butte, a peak 1.0 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,051 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 15.0 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- Aspen Butte: 1.0 mi
- Monument Butte: 1.2 mi
- Davis Butte: 1.6 mi
- Twitchells Knoll: 1.9 mi
- Crystal Butte: 2.6 mi
- Harriman State Park: 14.1 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 16.6 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 19.1 mi
- Cedar View Park: 23.8 mi
- Jaycee Park: 24.1 mi
- Mesa Falls: 22.3 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 23.1 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 7.5 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 11.1 mi
- Brower's Spring: 21.1 mi
- China Point: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NE 35° | 3,097 m | 20.8 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NE 34° | 3,071 m | 20.8 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,008 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NE 41° | 3,008 m | 22.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | N 10° | 2,991 m | 17.3 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,989 m | 17.2 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 2° | 2,926 m | 18.1 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,896 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:31 | 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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358656720
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 24 mi
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