Mule Butte

Mule Butte rises to 1,529 m in Idaho. Crescent Butte stands 1,825 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Trap Cave, a attraction 6.3 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49055638, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1529 m
How to reach it
- 26.0 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
55 named places within 25 miles
- Park Butte: 6.5 mi
- New Butte: 9.0 mi
- Bear Den Butte: 10.3 mi
- Brigham Point: 10.5 mi
- Kings Bowl: 11.3 mi
- Bear Trap Cave: 6.3 mi
- Brigham Point Cabin: 12.5 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 18.6 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 20.4 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 21.2 mi
- Lava Point: 12.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mule Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Butte | NNW 343° | 1,825 m | 24.2 mi |
| North Laidlaw Butte | NNW 336° | 1,802 m | 20.9 mi |
| Coyote Butte | NNW 340° | 1,801 m | 24.1 mi |
| Fissure Butte | NNW 344° | 1,790 m | 19.8 mi |
| Quaking Aspen Butte | NNE 19° | 1,787 m | 23.1 mi |
| The Watchman | NNW 343° | 1,773 m | 22.4 mi |
| The Sentinel | NNW 342° | 1,769 m | 22.0 mi |
| Split Butte | NNW 345° | 1,739 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:34 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:16 | 17:02 |
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 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen EXP STN, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652084
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