Osborne Butte
Osborne Butte rises to 1,922 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hatchery Butte, a peak 2.3 miles away. Mesa Falls Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,922 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
66 named places within 25 miles
- Hatchery Butte: 2.3 mi
- Elk Butte: 4.1 mi
- Lookout Butte: 5.5 mi
- Ripley Butte: 5.7 mi
- Little Butte: 6.2 mi
- Mesa Falls: 7.9 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 8.9 mi
- Dunanda Falls: 18.8 mi
- Silver Scarf Falls: 19.0 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 21.4 mi
- Harriman State Park: 3.5 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 10.3 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 21.1 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park: 22.8 mi
- Big Springs: 16.2 mi
- Latham Spring: 17.2 mi
- Brower's Spring: 18.3 mi
- Old Railway Station: 16.1 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 24.4 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 20.8 mi
- Sheep Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Osborne Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NNW 345° | 3,097 m | 19.4 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NNW 345° | 3,071 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | N 353° | 3,008 m | 18.9 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NW 323° | 2,991 m | 23.3 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,895 m | 20.5 mi |
| Reas Peak | NNW 342° | 2,850 m | 17.8 mi |
| Nemesis Mountain | NNW 341° | 2,845 m | 21.2 mi |
| Arange Peak | N 349° | 2,659 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:29 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:02 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388006 — Osborne Butte, Fremont County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358657811
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 15 mi
- West Yellowstone · 30 mi
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