Skip to content

Little Butte

Little Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Little Butte rises to 1,056 m in Idaho. Shafer Butte stands 2,308 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobblestone Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Gem County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044751, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1056 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.93489, -116.46236

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cobblestone Park: 1.0 mi
  • Wild Rose Park: 1.1 mi
  • Black Canyon Park: 2.3 mi
  • Emmett City Park: 4.3 mi
  • Gem Island Sports Complex: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 34
Artworks: 25
Historic sites: 14
  • Gem County Veteran's Monument and Tank: 4.4 mi
  • Mill Wheel: 17.6 mi
  • Baird Cabin: 18.7 mi
  • Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 21.6 mi
  • Julius M. Kleiner: 22.2 mi
Museums: 9
Gardens: 4
  • Waterwheel Gardens: 3.4 mi
  • Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 21.0 mi
  • Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 20.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shafer ButteESE 121°2,308 m21.8 mi
Hawley MountainE 79°2,221 m21.8 mi
Mores MountainESE 118°2,202 m21.0 mi
Doe PointSE 124°2,151 m22.1 mi
Deer PointSE 124°2,150 m22.0 mi
Bob's KnobESE 121°2,024 m23.1 mi
Gardiner PeakSE 126°2,011 m24.8 mi
Charters MountainENE 73°2,005.584 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2019:58
June solstice06:0420:4921:33
September equinox07:3419:0719:45
December solstice08:1816:2417:12

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313644495866757464523931
Precip in1.81.31.61.21.50.80.20.20.40.91.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmett 2 E, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358651747

More peaks in Idaho

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Little Butte.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens