Rock Butte
Rock Butte rises to 1,647 m in Idaho. Big Butte stands 2,296 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Corral Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,647 m
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
36 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Corral Butte: 2.0 mi
- Little Wildhorse Butte: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Butte: 6.3 mi
- Big Southern Butte: 6.8 mi
- Big Butte: 6.8 mi
- Lava Field: 22.0 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 24.2 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 14.2 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Springfield Bird Haven: 20.9 mi
- The Butterfly Haven: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butte | NNW 333° | 2,296 m | 6.8 mi |
| Big Southern Butte | NNW 332° | 2,273 m | 6.8 mi |
| East Butte | NE 49° | 2,003 m | 19.8 mi |
| Middle Butte | NE 42° | 1,948 m | 16.9 mi |
| Quaking Aspen Butte | WNW 295° | 1,787 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cedar Butte | NNE 26° | 1,774 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wildhorse Butte | NW 306° | 1,739 m | 20.1 mi |
| Sixmile Butte | NW 314° | 1,733 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:13 | 17:00 |
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 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 29 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idaho Falls 46 W, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374712 — Rock Butte, Butte County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652547
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