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Split Top

Split Top, seen from above at true elevation

Split Top rises to 1,696 m in Idaho. Big Butte stands 2,296 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Packsaddle Butte, a peak 5.7 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1696 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.15546, -113.11417

50 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 4
  • Bear Trap Cave: 16.9 mi
  • Bridge of the Moon: 21.7 mi
  • Bridge of Tears: 22.2 mi
  • Lava Field: 24.3 mi
Parks: 1
  • Springfield Bird Haven: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Split Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ButteNNE 15°2,296 m17.2 mi
Big Southern ButteNNE 15°2,273 m17.2 mi
North Laidlaw ButteWNW 303°1,802 m24.9 mi
Fissure ButteNW 307°1,790 m22.3 mi
Quaking Aspen ButteNNW 344°1,787 m16.9 mi
Cedar ButteNNE 33°1,774 m19.2 mi
The WatchmanNW 310°1,773 m24.6 mi
The SentinelNW 309°1,769 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:45
June solstice05:5420:3321:16
September equinox07:2018:5419:32
December solstice08:0216:1417:01

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737445461696858463324
Precip in0.90.60.80.91.21.00.40.40.80.90.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen EXP STN, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652923

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