Little Wildhorse Butte
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. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 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
- 1,661 m
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
40 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Corral Butte: 1.6 mi
- Rock Butte: 2.9 mi
- Packsaddle Butte: 4.8 mi
- Antelope Butte: 6.0 mi
- Big Southern Butte: 8.1 mi
- Lava Field: 21.3 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 22.6 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 23.8 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 16.0 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Springfield Bird Haven: 21.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butte | N 353° | 2,296 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Southern Butte | N 353° | 2,273 m | 8.1 mi |
| East Butte | NE 48° | 2,003 m | 22.7 mi |
| Middle Butte | NE 42° | 1,948 m | 19.8 mi |
| Fissure Butte | WNW 282° | 1,790 m | 23.8 mi |
| Quaking Aspen Butte | NW 307° | 1,787 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cedar Butte | NNE 32° | 1,774 m | 9.0 mi |
| Wildhorse Butte | NW 314° | 1,739 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:13 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 29 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358651784
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