Red Butte
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
- 1,892 m
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Big Horse Butte: 1.7 mi
- Little Horse Butte: 2.0 mi
- Skelly Hill: 6.9 mi
- Galbraith Hill: 7.5 mi
- Dalton Hill: 7.5 mi
- 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
- Collectors Corner Museum: 15.1 mi
- The Museum of Idaho: 16.1 mi
- The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho: 16.4 mi
- Farnsworth TV & Pioneer Museum: 20.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Idaho Vietnam Veteran's Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Founding of Shelley: 19.0 mi
- Brandon Meppin Memorial Field: 23.1 mi
- Idaho Falls: 16.5 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
- Ozone: 4.8 mi
- Moulton Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 18.3 mi
- Wild Adventure Corn Maze: 19.8 mi
- Bear Creek Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
- Palisades Bench: 24.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Peak | NE 51° | 2,747 m | 24.8 mi |
| Little Elk Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,672 m | 24.7 mi |
| Red Peak | ESE 102° | 2,658 m | 21.9 mi |
| Liars Peak | NE 52° | 2,639 m | 24.1 mi |
| Stouts Mountain | ENE 63° | 2,593 m | 22.1 mi |
| Chicken Peak | NE 52° | 2,544 m | 23.5 mi |
| Temple Peak | NE 45° | 2,505 m | 24.4 mi |
| Red Butte | NE 43° | 2,471 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:08 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358660343
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