Spud Butte
Spud Butte rises to 1,522 m in Idaho. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Broken Top Butte, a peak 1.9 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49076926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,522 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
62 named places within 25 miles
- Broken Top Butte: 1.9 mi
- Sand Butte: 3.0 mi
- Wagon Butte: 3.8 mi
- Monument Butte: 6.8 mi
- Laidlaw Butte: 8.6 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 17.8 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 20.9 mi
- Brigham Point Cabin: 21.0 mi
- Lava Trees: 22.6 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 24.3 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 12.1 mi
- Strode Spring: 12.4 mi
- Lava Point: 12.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spud Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,839 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NW 321° | 2,431 m | 23.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | N 6° | 2,232 m | 16.9 mi |
| Stinson Hill | N 354° | 2,028 m | 18.3 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | NE 40° | 1,986 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sunset Cone | NNE 32° | 1,947 m | 24.3 mi |
| Silent Cone | NE 34° | 1,934 m | 22.8 mi |
| Skeeter Point | WNW 299° | 1,926 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:36 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:17 | 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 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picabo, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 375222 — Spud Butte, Lincoln County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358652931
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