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Rattlesnake Butte

Rattlesnake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Butte rises to 1,385 m in Idaho. White Quartz Mountain stands 2,356 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Brigham Point, a peak 6.0 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Power County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066678, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1385 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.75158, -113.16083

40 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Parks: 8
  • Massacre Rocks State Park: 10.3 mi
  • Powerhouse Fishing Access Site: 14.5 mi
  • Vard Meadows: 14.9 mi
  • Stebbins Park: 15.5 mi
  • City park: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Bear Trap Cave: 18.7 mi
  • Brigham Point Cabin: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Westbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 21.2 mi
  • Eastbound Rest Area & DOT Scale: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Silver Horseshoe: 15.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Quartz MountainESE 115°2,356 m24.5 mi
Cedar Creek PeakSSE 166°2,261 m21.7 mi
Eagle PointS 175°1,992 m24.3 mi
Badger PeakSSE 160°1,956 m14.7 mi
Table MountainSE 139°1,687 m14.6 mi
North Chapin MountainS 182°1,681 m17.1 mi
South Chapin MountainS 182°1,680 m20.4 mi
Mosby ButteN 4°1,674 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5520:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5419:32
December solstice08:0116:1617:02

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263039465462717060483526
Precip in1.51.01.31.61.61.00.40.60.91.11.11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massacre Rocks SP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652435

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