Rattlesnake Butte
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.
The story
Mountain in Blaine County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066673, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,638 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 18 mi
70 named places within 25 miles
- Clay Bank Hills: 2.5 mi
- Wedge Butte: 2.7 mi
- Ditto Hill: 4.7 mi
- Horse Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Mabelle Hill: 9.4 mi
- 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
- Wurst Spring: 3.2 mi
- Martin Spring: 3.7 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 4.1 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 18.5 mi
- Strode Spring: 19.0 mi
- Shoshone Ice Caves: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln County Fairgrounds: 22.4 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 6.3 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercup Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,741 m | 21.5 mi |
| Kelly Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,672 m | 17.6 mi |
| Vue Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,581 m | 20.7 mi |
| Cannonball Mountain | NW 308° | 2,537 m | 23.3 mi |
| Patterson Peak | NNE 18° | 2,535 m | 20.1 mi |
| Liberal Mountain | NW 312° | 2,505 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NE 44° | 2,431 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mahoney Butte | NNW 347° | 2,350 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:38 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:19 | 17:05 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picabo, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358652442
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