Snow Creek Butte
Snow Creek Butte rises to 2,312 m in Idaho. Red Mountain stands 3,103 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunanda Falls, a waterfall 5.1 miles away. Mesa Falls Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,312 m
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mr. Bubbles: 12.0 mi
- Funnel Spring: 16.4 mi
- Taurus Spring: 16.8 mi
- Emerald Pool: 18.3 mi
- Lone Star Geyser Basin: 18.4 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Moose Creek Butte: 6.2 mi
- Eccles Butte: 8.4 mi
- Warm River Butte: 9.0 mi
- Rising Butte: 9.1 mi
- Dunanda Falls: 5.1 mi
- Silver Scarf Falls: 5.3 mi
- Ouzel Falls: 7.7 mi
- Lower Colonnade Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Colonnade Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 19.0 mi
- Old Faithful: 19.3 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 19.3 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 19.4 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 19.5 mi
- Latham Spring: 12.8 mi
- Big Springs: 16.9 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 19.2 mi
- Lavender Pool: 19.2 mi
- Copper Kettle: 19.3 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- DeLacy Creek Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Harriman State Park: 16.4 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 19.7 mi
- De Lacy Park: 23.4 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 23.6 mi
- Sheep Falls: 13.5 mi
- Weather Rock: 17.4 mi
- Midway Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Old Railway Station: 17.2 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 23.4 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snow Creek Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mountain | SSE 149° | 3,103 m | 24.0 mi |
| Forellen Peak | SE 142° | 2,961 m | 23.4 mi |
| Survey Peak | SE 140° | 2,824 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Berry | SE 133° | 2,739 m | 22.0 mi |
| Arange Peak | NW 316° | 2,659 m | 24.3 mi |
| Corkscrew Hill | ENE 58° | 2,626 m | 23.0 mi |
| Trischman Knob | ENE 70° | 2,613 m | 12.8 mi |
| Douglas Knob | E 79° | 2,593 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:01 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 16 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Park, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397178 — Snow Creek Butte, Fremont County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662577
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 19 mi
- West Yellowstone · 27 mi
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