Snake River Butte
Snake River Butte rises to 1,964 m in Idaho. Hominy Peak stands 2,544 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Mesa Falls, a waterfall 2.2 miles away. Mesa Falls Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075026, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,964 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
83 named places within 25 miles
- Warm River Butte: 5.4 mi
- Elk Butte: 6.4 mi
- Lookout Butte: 6.9 mi
- Moose Creek Butte: 8.4 mi
- Hatchery Butte: 8.6 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 2.2 mi
- Mesa Falls: 2.9 mi
- Bechler Falls: 16.2 mi
- Cave Falls: 16.9 mi
- Dunanda Falls: 17.1 mi
- Harriman State Park: 13.7 mi
- Cedar View Park: 20.5 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 20.7 mi
- Boyd Yancey Memorial Park: 20.8 mi
- Boy's Town Park: 20.8 mi
- Sheep Falls: 13.1 mi
- Grandview Point: 23.1 mi
- Weather Rock: 24.1 mi
- Teton Dam: 19.1 mi
- Old Railway Station: 24.9 mi
- Latham Spring: 23.7 mi
- Big Springs: 24.8 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 21.7 mi
- Haden: 23.5 mi
- Mr. Bubbles: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snake River Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hominy Peak | ESE 109° | 2,544 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bishop Mountain | NW 321° | 2,382 m | 16.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,324 m | 16.0 mi |
| Snow Creek Butte | NE 50° | 2,312 m | 14.0 mi |
| Birch Hills | E 88° | 2,225 m | 22.5 mi |
| Calf Creek Hill | E 92° | 2,218 m | 22.3 mi |
| High Point | NW 308° | 2,217 m | 13.7 mi |
| Moose Creek Butte | ENE 64° | 2,135 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:29 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358659959
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- Island Park · 24 mi
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