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Rattlesnake Butte

Rattlesnake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Butte rises to 1,638 m in Idaho. Buttercup Mountain stands 2,741 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay Bank Hills, a peak 2.5 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Blaine County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066673, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1638 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.25407, -114.34588

Overlooks nearby

Around it

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Parks: 15
  • Bellevue City Park: 15.3 mi
  • O'Donnell Park: 15.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 17.4 mi
  • Keefer Park: 17.5 mi
  • Heagle Park: 17.5 mi
Springs: 5
Attractions: 2
  • Shoshone Ice Caves: 2.5 mi
  • Lincoln County Fairgrounds: 22.4 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Timmerman Rest Area: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Timmerman Rest Area: 6.3 mi
On the horizon

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
Buttercup MountainNNW 327°2,741 m21.5 mi
Kelly MountainNNW 340°2,672 m17.6 mi
Vue MountainNNE 26°2,581.046 m20.7 mi
Cannonball MountainNW 308°2,537 m23.3 mi
Patterson PeakNNE 18°2,535 m20.1 mi
Liberal MountainNW 312°2,505 m23.0 mi
Bell MountainNE 44°2,431 m17.0 mi
Mahoney ButteNNW 347°2,350 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1219:50
June solstice05:5820:3821:22
September equinox07:2518:5919:36
December solstice08:0716:1917:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192333415158676557443121
Precip in1.81.11.51.11.40.90.30.20.61.11.01.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picabo, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652442

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