Laidlaw Butte
Laidlaw Butte rises to 1,625 m in Idaho. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Corral Butte, a peak 3.0 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Blaine County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,625 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
66 named places within 25 miles
- Corral Butte: 3.0 mi
- Ant Butte: 4.3 mi
- Turnbull Butte: 5.3 mi
- Potter Butte: 5.8 mi
- Big Blowout Butte: 6.7 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 10.0 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 12.6 mi
- Lava Trees: 15.4 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 16.1 mi
- Natural Arch: 18.2 mi
- Strode Spring: 17.0 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 17.1 mi
- Lava Point: 6.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laidlaw Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard Mountain | N 360° | 2,839 m | 19.5 mi |
| Black Cap | N 6° | 2,294 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 335° | 2,232 m | 15.1 mi |
| Stinson Hill | NNW 327° | 2,028 m | 18.0 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | NNE 25° | 1,986 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sunset Cone | NNE 16° | 1,947 m | 18.1 mi |
| Silent Cone | NNE 17° | 1,934 m | 16.5 mi |
| Skeeter Point | WNW 283° | 1,926 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:16 | 17:03 |
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 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Craters OF THE Moon, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397839 — Laidlaw Butte, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663380
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