Monument Butte
Monument Butte rises to 1,484 m in Idaho. Bell Mountain stands 2,431 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Broken Top Butte, a peak 5.5 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Lincoln County, Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49051135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1484 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
46 named places within 25 miles
- Broken Top Butte: 5.5 mi
- Sand Butte: 6.1 mi
- Spud Butte: 6.8 mi
- Wagon Butte: 9.3 mi
- Queens Crown: 9.8 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 10.6 mi
- Strode Spring: 11.2 mi
- Wurst Spring: 20.7 mi
- Martin Spring: 22.3 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 24.0 mi
- Shoshone Ice Caves: 20.3 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 24.0 mi
- Lava Point: 19.0 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,431 m | 20.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,289 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,232 m | 20.0 mi |
| Stinson Hill | NNE 14° | 2,028 m | 20.2 mi |
| Skeeter Point | NW 318° | 1,926 m | 13.5 mi |
| Black Nose | N 8° | 1,865 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wedge Butte | WNW 290° | 1,706 m | 18.2 mi |
| Queens Crown | N 350° | 1,701 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:36 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:18 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richfield, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358660198
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