Park Butte
Park Butte rises to 1,538 m in Idaho. Big Cinder Butte stands 1,986 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is New 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 Q49059872, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,538 m
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- New Butte: 2.9 mi
- Coyote Butte: 5.6 mi
- Mule Butte: 6.5 mi
- Bear Den Butte: 6.9 mi
- Purple Butte: 7.2 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 12.3 mi
- Bear Trap Cave: 12.8 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 14.6 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 14.7 mi
- Brigham Point Cabin: 17.4 mi
- Lava Point: 10.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Park Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cinder Butte | NNW 334° | 1,986 m | 19.1 mi |
| Silent Cone | NNW 332° | 1,934 m | 21.5 mi |
| Grassy Cone | NNW 332° | 1,920 m | 22.4 mi |
| North Crater | NNW 334° | 1,898 m | 21.8 mi |
| Inferno Cone | NNW 334° | 1,885 m | 21.0 mi |
| Paisley Cone | NNW 335° | 1,858 m | 21.4 mi |
| Broken Top | NNW 334° | 1,846 m | 19.9 mi |
| Half Cone | NNW 336° | 1,845 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:34 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| 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, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374320 — Park Butte, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652238
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