Little Butte
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
- 1,056 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Regan Butte: 5.7 mi
- Sehewoki’I Newenee’an Katete: 7.2 mi
- Freezeout Hill: 7.3 mi
- Crown Point: 9.3 mi
- South Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Aspens & Pines along the Boise River: 18.0 mi
- The Rope Swing: 18.0 mi
- Takunekka: 18.0 mi
- Fly Cycles: 18.0 mi
- The Final Cast: 18.1 mi
- 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
- Gem County Museum: 4.5 mi
- Lee Moberly Museum: 17.6 mi
- Indian Creek Museum: 21.8 mi
- Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History: 22.2 mi
- Northwest Science Museum Vision Center: 22.8 mi
- Eagle Fish Hatchery | Idaho Fish and Game: 18.0 mi
- Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve: 20.1 mi
- Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve: 21.2 mi
- Hawkins Range Reserve: 21.7 mi
- Hillside to Hollow Reserve: 23.1 mi
- Waterwheel Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Garden City Pollinator Habitat: 21.0 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 21.4 mi
- Branson Hollow: 14.1 mi
- Camille Beckman Factory: 16.9 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 22.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 15.3 mi
- Clay Point: 23.8 mi
- Snake River Rest Stop East: 23.9 mi
- Ontario Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Riverside Beach: 20.1 mi
- Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
- Baldwin: 23.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafer Butte | ESE 121° | 2,308 m | 21.8 mi |
| Hawley Mountain | E 79° | 2,221 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mores Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,202 m | 21.0 mi |
| Doe Point | SE 124° | 2,151 m | 22.1 mi |
| Deer Point | SE 124° | 2,150 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bob's Knob | ESE 121° | 2,024 m | 23.1 mi |
| Gardiner Peak | SE 126° | 2,011 m | 24.8 mi |
| Charters Mountain | ENE 73° | 2,006 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:49 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:24 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 44 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmett 2 E, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358651747
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