Service Butte
Service Butte rises to 1,894 m in Idaho. Mount Jefferson stands 3,097 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,894 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Lost Gold Trails Loop
- 13.9 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Split Butte: 1.5 mi
- Crystal Butte: 2.6 mi
- Fogg Butte: 3.0 mi
- Monument Butte: 3.5 mi
- Aspen Butte: 4.1 mi
- Harriman State Park: 13.2 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 17.5 mi
- Cedar View Park: 19.4 mi
- Boyd Yancey Memorial Park: 19.8 mi
- Jaycee Park: 19.8 mi
- Camas Meadows Battle Site: 11.3 mi
- Fort Henry Historic Monument: 23.0 mi
- SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson: 23.9 mi
- Mesa Falls: 19.0 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 19.7 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 7.8 mi
- Egin Bench: 22.2 mi
- Brower's Spring: 23.3 mi
- China Point: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Service Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | NNE 25° | 3,097 m | 23.4 mi |
| Jefferson Mount | NNE 25° | 3,071 m | 23.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 339° | 3,008 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sawtell Peak | NNE 31° | 3,008 m | 24.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | N 3° | 2,991 m | 21.2 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 339° | 2,989 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | N 356° | 2,926 m | 22.3 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,896 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:30 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:03 | 16:51 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashton 1N, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397143 — Service Butte, Fremont County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662524
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 25 mi
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