Sand Butte
Sand Butte rises to 1,514 m in Idaho. Bell Mountain stands 2,431 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Broken Top Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071150, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,514 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
48 named places within 25 miles
- Broken Top Butte: 1.4 mi
- Spud Butte: 3.0 mi
- Monument Butte: 6.1 mi
- Wildhorse Butte: 6.3 mi
- Wagon Butte: 6.7 mi
- Brigham Point Cabin: 19.6 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 20.3 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 23.2 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 14.0 mi
- Strode Spring: 14.4 mi
- Lava Point: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,431 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | N 7° | 2,232 m | 19.8 mi |
| Stinson Hill | N 357° | 2,028 m | 21.1 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | NE 37° | 1,986 m | 25.0 mi |
| Skeeter Point | NW 308° | 1,926 m | 18.8 mi |
| Black Nose | N 354° | 1,865 m | 24.4 mi |
| North Laidlaw Butte | NE 45° | 1,802 m | 21.9 mi |
| Fissure Butte | NE 51° | 1,790 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:36 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richfield, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376059 — Sand Butte, Lincoln County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653530
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