Lava Butte
Lava Butte rises to 1,541 m in Idaho. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Den Butte, a peak 1.9 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Blaine County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043669, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,541 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Den Butte: 1.9 mi
- Potter Butte: 3.0 mi
- Coyote Butte: 5.3 mi
- Turnbull Butte: 5.3 mi
- Purple Butte: 5.3 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 8.9 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 9.2 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 12.4 mi
- Lava Trees: 14.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 16.8 mi
- Lava Point: 5.7 mi
- Strode Spring: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Lava Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,839 m | 21.8 mi |
| Black Cap | NNW 345° | 2,294 m | 22.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 315° | 2,232 m | 20.4 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | N 354° | 1,986 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sunset Cone | N 350° | 1,947 m | 18.4 mi |
| Silent Cone | N 349° | 1,934 m | 16.8 mi |
| Grassy Cone | NNW 348° | 1,920 m | 17.7 mi |
| North Crater | N 350° | 1,898 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:35 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:16 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco 17 SW, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 373519 — Lava Butte, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358651648
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