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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Red Butte rises to 1,892 m in Idaho. Piney Peak stands 2,747 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Horse Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. Teton Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States

Wikidata Q49067068, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.40269, -111.74052

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blacktail Park: 7.1 mi
  • Hawthorn Park: 9.6 mi
  • Eagles Homestead Park: 11.8 mi
  • Peterson Park: 11.9 mi
  • McCowin Park: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 48
Artworks: 13
  • Self Portrait: Born Under the Sign of Gemini: 16.1 mi
  • East-Side: 16.1 mi
  • Apple Blossoms: 16.2 mi
  • Alpenglow II: 16.2 mi
  • My Backyard: 16.2 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Idaho Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Moulton Gardens: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Bear Creek Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piney PeakNE 51°2,747 m24.8 mi
Little Elk MountainESE 122°2,672 m24.7 mi
Red PeakESE 102°2,658 m21.9 mi
Liars PeakNE 52°2,639 m24.1 mi
Stouts MountainENE 63°2,593 m22.1 mi
Chicken PeakNE 52°2,544 m23.5 mi
Temple PeakNE 45°2,505.151 m24.4 mi
Red ButteNE 43°2,471.318 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0219:39
June solstice05:4720:2821:12
September equinox07:1518:4819:26
December solstice07:5716:0816:54

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222533404957656455433122
Precip in1.81.21.41.62.21.40.80.91.41.41.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho Falls 16 SE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358660343

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