Shale Butte
Shale Butte rises to 1,390 m in Idaho. Queens Crown stands 1,701 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildhorse Butte, a peak 5.1 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Idaho, United States of America
Wikidata Q49072529, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1390 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
32 named places within 25 miles
- Wildhorse Butte: 5.1 mi
- Sand Butte: 10.3 mi
- Sid Butte: 11.6 mi
- Broken Top Butte: 11.7 mi
- Spud Butte: 13.1 mi
- Brigham Point Cabin: 14.4 mi
- Bear Trap Cave: 23.6 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 23.7 mi
- Strode Spring: 24.2 mi
- Lava Point: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shale Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Crown | NNW 338° | 1,701 m | 23.0 mi |
| Big Blowout Butte | NNE 26° | 1,640 m | 24.7 mi |
| Laidlaw Butte | NNE 25° | 1,625 m | 18.0 mi |
| Turnbull Butte | NNE 32° | 1,601 m | 22.8 mi |
| Ant Butte | NNE 26° | 1,579 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bear Den Butte | NE 49° | 1,554 m | 20.8 mi |
| Lava Butte | NE 45° | 1,541 m | 22.1 mi |
| Corral Butte | NNE 29° | 1,538 m | 20.7 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 | 20:35 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:18 | 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 374964 — Shale Butte, Lincoln County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652755
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