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Little Buttes

Little Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Little Buttes rises to 1,510 m in Idaho. Twin Peaks stands 2,350 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson County Lake Park, a park 2.5 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 13 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1510 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.72158, -111.94330

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jefferson County Lake Park: 2.5 mi
  • Railroad Park: 3.0 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 3.1 mi
  • Rigby City Park: 3.5 mi
  • Bennion Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 42
  • South Menan Butte: 3.0 mi
  • North Menan Butte: 4.9 mi
  • Lewisville Knolls: 5.8 mi
  • Iona Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Shattuck Butte: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Self Portrait: Born Under the Sign of Gemini: 16.4 mi
  • Snake River Fur Trader: 16.4 mi
  • East-Side: 16.5 mi
  • Look and Listen: 16.5 mi
  • Amsterdam Spring Tulips: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Education Monument: 10.5 mi
  • Veterans Freedom Memorial: 11.2 mi
  • Idaho Vietnam Veteran's Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 15.6 mi
  • Fort Henry Historic Monument: 16.3 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Student Gardens: 10.3 mi
  • Thomas E. Ricks Memorial Gardens: 10.3 mi
  • Moulton Gardens: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Idaho Falls: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksESE 105°2,350 m24.1 mi
Farnes MountainE 99°2,248 m22.5 mi
West Farnes MountainE 99°2,244 m22.5 mi
East Farnes MountainE 97°2,215 m23.6 mi
Kelly MountainESE 112°2,071 m18.2 mi
Lookout MountainESE 107°2,046 m19.7 mi
White Owl ButteE 81°1,927 m19.3 mi
Red ButteSSE 155°1,892 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0219:40
June solstice05:4720:3021:14
September equinox07:1618:4919:27
December solstice07:5916:0716:54

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232738455462706961473423
Precip in1.30.81.11.41.81.30.60.81.11.20.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rigby, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358651751

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