Packsaddle Butte
Packsaddle Butte rises to 1,598 m in Idaho. Big Butte stands 2,296 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Butte, a peak 3.0 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059307, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,598 m
How to reach it
- 28.9 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
52 named places within 25 miles
- Antelope Butte: 3.0 mi
- Little Wildhorse Butte: 4.8 mi
- Split Top: 5.7 mi
- Rock Corral Butte: 6.1 mi
- Serviceberry Butte: 7.7 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 20.7 mi
- Lava Field: 21.1 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 21.2 mi
- Bear Trap Cave: 22.2 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 19.6 mi
- Springfield Bird Haven: 21.9 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- The Butterfly Haven: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Packsaddle Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butte | NNE 12° | 2,296 m | 11.6 mi |
| Big Southern Butte | NNE 12° | 2,273 m | 11.6 mi |
| Middle Butte | NE 43° | 1,948 m | 24.5 mi |
| Crescent Butte | WNW 300° | 1,825 m | 24.9 mi |
| North Laidlaw Butte | WNW 290° | 1,802 m | 24.4 mi |
| Fissure Butte | WNW 293° | 1,790 m | 21.5 mi |
| Quaking Aspen Butte | NNW 328° | 1,787 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cedar Butte | NE 37° | 1,774 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:33 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:14 | 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, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652213
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