Quaking Aspen Butte
Quaking Aspen Butte rises to 1,787 m in Idaho. Howe Peak stands 2,651 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fingers Butte, a peak 3.1 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49065991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,787 m
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fingers Butte: 3.1 mi
- Tin Cup Butte: 5.4 mi
- Serviceberry Butte: 5.6 mi
- Cruthers Butte: 6.1 mi
- Pratt Butte: 6.4 mi
- Lava Field: 8.6 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 11.4 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 13.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 15.0 mi
- Lava Trees: 16.2 mi
- Rock of Ages: 23.7 mi
- Watch Tower: 23.7 mi
- Gateway Rock: 23.7 mi
- Sea of Joy: 23.8 mi
- Bottolfsen Park: 17.4 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 22.4 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 17.4 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 13.1 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Quaking Aspen Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Peak | NNE 13° | 2,651 m | 22.9 mi |
| Timbered Dome | NW 313° | 2,538 m | 22.8 mi |
| Arco Peak | NNW 346° | 2,299 m | 19.6 mi |
| Big Butte | E 88° | 2,296 m | 9.2 mi |
| Black Cap | WNW 293° | 2,294 m | 22.7 mi |
| Big Southern Butte | E 88° | 2,273 m | 9.2 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | W 276° | 1,986 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sunset Cone | WNW 287° | 1,947 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:34 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 398018 — Quaking Aspen Butte, Butte County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358663669
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