Little Butte
Little Butte rises to 2,068 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is High Point, a peak 1.8 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 13 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49044749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2068 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Mesa Falls · 12 mi
76 named places within 25 miles
- High Point: 1.8 mi
- Moonshine Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Monumental Summit: 4.9 mi
- Bishop Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Lookout Butte: 5.2 mi
- Harriman State Park: 5.8 mi
- Harriman State Park: 5.9 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 12.2 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 21.2 mi
- Cedar View Park: 21.5 mi
- Mesa Falls: 10.7 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 11.6 mi
- Dunanda Falls: 24.5 mi
- Silver Scarf Falls: 24.6 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 19.2 mi
- Old Railway Station: 20.7 mi
- Teton Dam: 24.4 mi
- Brower's Spring: 19.9 mi
- Big Springs: 20.9 mi
- Latham Spring: 22.9 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 14.8 mi
- Sheep Falls: 24.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | N 2° | 3,097 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | N 2° | 3,071 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | N 10° | 3,008 m | 20.9 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NNW 339° | 2,991 m | 22.1 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NNW 334° | 2,926 m | 24.1 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | N 1° | 2,896 m | 21.6 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | N 2° | 2,895 m | 21.6 mi |
| Reas Peak | N 1° | 2,850 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:30 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:03 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 384756 — Little Butte, Fremont County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358656992
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 19 mi
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