Ripley Butte
Ripley Butte rises to 1,967 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eccles Butte, a peak 3.3 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,967 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
107 named places within 25 miles
- Eccles Butte: 3.3 mi
- Osborne Butte: 5.7 mi
- Hatchery Butte: 6.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Elk Butte: 8.2 mi
- Mesa Falls: 11.5 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 12.3 mi
- Dunanda Falls: 16.6 mi
- Silver Scarf Falls: 16.8 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 19.2 mi
- Mr. Bubbles: 22.6 mi
- Emerald Pool: 24.4 mi
- Rainbow Pool: 24.5 mi
- Sunset Lake: 24.5 mi
- Green Spring: 24.5 mi
- Harriman State Park: 6.0 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 8.3 mi
- Henrys Lake State Park: 18.5 mi
- United States Sheep Experiment Station: 19.5 mi
- Howard Spring Wayside: 21.9 mi
- Big Springs: 10.8 mi
- Latham Spring: 11.5 mi
- Brower's Spring: 15.4 mi
- Old Railway Station: 10.7 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 23.9 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 23.7 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 23.8 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Sheep Falls: 22.2 mi
- Union Pacific Pylon: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ripley Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NNW 329° | 3,097 m | 16.9 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NNW 329° | 3,071 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NNW 338° | 3,008 m | 15.5 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NW 309° | 2,991 m | 22.7 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNW 330° | 2,895 m | 17.8 mi |
| Reas Peak | NW 324° | 2,850 m | 15.6 mi |
| Nemesis Mountain | NW 326° | 2,845 m | 18.9 mi |
| Arange Peak | NNW 330° | 2,659 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:29 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:01 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397102 — Ripley Butte, Fremont County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662480
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 10 mi
- West Yellowstone · 24 mi
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