Rattlesnake Butte
Rattlesnake Butte rises to 1,589 m in Idaho. Big Butte stands 2,296 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pratt Butte, a peak 4.8 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1589 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pratt Butte: 4.8 mi
- Serviceberry Butte: 5.5 mi
- New Butte: 5.6 mi
- Antelope Butte: 6.8 mi
- Coyote Butte: 8.2 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 12.2 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 12.4 mi
- Lava Field: 15.3 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 16.0 mi
- Lava Trees: 17.7 mi
- Lava Point: 18.2 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 21.7 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Rattlesnake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butte | NE 50° | 2,296 m | 15.2 mi |
| Big Southern Butte | NE 50° | 2,273 m | 15.1 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | NW 308° | 1,986 m | 18.2 mi |
| Silent Cone | NW 310° | 1,934 m | 20.7 mi |
| Grassy Cone | NW 310° | 1,920 m | 21.6 mi |
| North Crater | NW 311° | 1,898 m | 20.7 mi |
| Inferno Cone | NW 311° | 1,885 m | 19.9 mi |
| Paisley Cone | NW 312° | 1,858 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:34 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:14 | 17:01 |
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, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374581 — Rattlesnake Butte, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652439
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