Saddle Butte
Saddle Butte rises to 1,708 m in Idaho. King Mountain stands 3,235 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Field, a attraction 1.3 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49070557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1708 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildhorse Butte: 3.7 mi
- Cruthers Butte: 3.7 mi
- Round Knoll: 5.6 mi
- Sixmile Butte: 5.9 mi
- Fingers Butte: 6.7 mi
- Lava Field: 1.3 mi
- Natural Arch: 7.1 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 7.9 mi
- Lava Trees: 9.4 mi
- Arco Rodeo Grounds: 11.1 mi
- Rock of Ages: 22.0 mi
- Watch Tower: 22.0 mi
- Sea of Joy: 22.0 mi
- Gateway Rock: 22.0 mi
- Bottolfsen Park: 11.0 mi
- Lost River Ward park and ballfield: 14.8 mi
- Moore City Park: 17.7 mi
- C. A. Bottolfsen: 11.0 mi
- USS Hawkbill Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Experimental Breeder Reactor I: 17.9 mi
- Big Lost River Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Saddle Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mountain | NNE 12° | 3,235 m | 21.2 mi |
| Blizzard Mountain | W 275° | 2,838.602 m | 15.5 mi |
| Howe Peak | NE 39° | 2,651 m | 20.8 mi |
| Timbered Dome | NW 316° | 2,538 m | 13.0 mi |
| Appendicitis Hill | NNW 348° | 2,428 m | 18.2 mi |
| Arco Peak | NNE 13° | 2,299 m | 13.4 mi |
| Big Butte | ESE 108° | 2,296 m | 17.9 mi |
| Black Cap | WNW 282° | 2,294 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:14 | 17:01 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arco 17 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374830 — Saddle Butte, Butte County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652644
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