Rock Corral Butte
Rock Corral Butte rises to 1,719 m in Idaho. Big Butte stands 2,296 m to the north, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Wildhorse Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,719 m
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
40 named places within 25 miles
- Little Wildhorse Butte: 1.6 mi
- Rock Butte: 2.0 mi
- Packsaddle Butte: 6.1 mi
- Big Southern Butte: 6.5 mi
- Big Butte: 6.5 mi
- Lava Field: 20.5 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 22.3 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 23.8 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 14.4 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Springfield Bird Haven: 22.0 mi
- The Butterfly Haven: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Corral Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butte | N 350° | 2,296 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Southern Butte | N 350° | 2,273 m | 6.5 mi |
| East Butte | NE 51° | 2,003 m | 21.6 mi |
| Middle Butte | NE 45° | 1,948 m | 18.5 mi |
| Fissure Butte | W 278° | 1,790 m | 23.7 mi |
| Quaking Aspen Butte | WNW 300° | 1,787 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cedar Butte | NE 38° | 1,774 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wildhorse Butte | NW 310° | 1,739 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:33 | 21:17 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663705
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