New Butte
New Butte rises to 1,544 m in Idaho. Big Butte stands 2,296 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Butte, a peak 2.9 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056788, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,544 m
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Park Butte: 2.9 mi
- Coyote Butte: 4.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 5.6 mi
- Purple Butte: 6.2 mi
- Lava Butte: 8.3 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 10.9 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 12.7 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 13.9 mi
- Bear Trap Cave: 15.3 mi
- Lava Trees: 17.2 mi
- Lava Point: 12.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of New Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butte | NE 50° | 2,296 m | 20.8 mi |
| Big Southern Butte | NE 50° | 2,273 m | 20.7 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | NW 326° | 1,986 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sunset Cone | NNW 328° | 1,947 m | 21.5 mi |
| Silent Cone | NW 325° | 1,934 m | 20.2 mi |
| Grassy Cone | NW 325° | 1,920 m | 21.1 mi |
| North Crater | NNW 327° | 1,898 m | 20.4 mi |
| Inferno Cone | NNW 327° | 1,885 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:34 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:15 | 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 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco 17 SW, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374123 — New Butte, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652116
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