Little Horse Butte
Little Horse Butte rises to 1,970 m in Idaho. Big Elk Mountain stands 2,881 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Horse Butte, a peak 0.3 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49045024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1970 m
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Blacktail Park: 8.3 mi
- Hawthorn Park: 11.5 mi
- Eagles Homestead Park: 13.8 mi
- Peterson Park: 13.9 mi
- McCowin Park: 14.7 mi
- Big Horse Butte: 0.3 mi
- Red Butte: 2.0 mi
- Dalton Hill: 5.6 mi
- Jumpoff Hill: 6.4 mi
- Skelly Hill: 6.9 mi
- Self Portrait: Born Under the Sign of Gemini: 18.1 mi
- East-Side: 18.1 mi
- Apple Blossoms: 18.1 mi
- Alpenglow II: 18.1 mi
- My Backyard: 18.2 mi
- Collectors Corner Museum: 17.0 mi
- The Museum of Idaho: 18.1 mi
- The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho: 18.4 mi
- Farnsworth TV & Pioneer Museum: 22.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Idaho Vietnam Veteran's Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Founding of Shelley: 20.8 mi
- Brandon Meppin Memorial Field: 24.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Idaho Falls: 18.5 mi
- Poison Flat Trailhead: 17.6 mi
- Wild Adventure Corn Maze: 21.7 mi
- Ozone: 6.7 mi
- Moulton Gardens: 17.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 17.9 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 21.8 mi
- Palisades Bench: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Horse Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Elk Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,881 m | 24.1 mi |
| Piney Peak | NE 46° | 2,747 m | 23.9 mi |
| Little Elk Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,672 m | 22.8 mi |
| Red Peak | E 101° | 2,658 m | 20.0 mi |
| Liars Peak | NE 47° | 2,639 m | 23.3 mi |
| Stouts Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,593 m | 20.9 mi |
| Little Baldy Mountain | E 85° | 2,579 m | 24.8 mi |
| Chicken Peak | NE 48° | 2,544 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:08 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho Falls 16 SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 395631 — Little Horse Butte, Bonneville County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358660728
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