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Little Wildhorse Butte

Little Wildhorse Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Little Wildhorse Butte rises to 1,661 m in Idaho. Big Butte stands 2,296 m to the north, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Corral Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1661 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.27935, -113.00333

41 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 3
  • Lava Field: 21.3 mi
  • Bridge of Tears: 22.6 mi
  • Bridge of the Moon: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Parks: 1
  • Springfield Bird Haven: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Butterfly Haven: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ButteN 353°2,296 m8.1 mi
Big Southern ButteN 353°2,273 m8.1 mi
East ButteNE 48°2,003.146 m22.7 mi
Middle ButteNE 42°1,947.977 m19.8 mi
Fissure ButteWNW 282°1,790 m23.8 mi
Quaking Aspen ButteNW 307°1,787 m12.8 mi
Cedar ButteNNE 32°1,774 m9.0 mi
Wildhorse ButteNW 314°1,739 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5320:3321:16
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice08:0216:1317:00

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234435261696757442918
Precip in0.70.50.60.91.30.80.40.40.70.70.50.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho Falls 46 W, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358651784

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