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Sydney Butte

Sydney Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Sydney Butte rises to 2,481 m in Idaho. Saviers Peak stands 3,182 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Couch Benchmark, a peak 2.0 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080559, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2481 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.53509, -114.79210

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Couch Benchmark: 2.0 mi
  • Pioneer Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Solider Peak: 4.5 mi
  • First Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Cannonball Mountain: 6.5 mi
Parks: 15
  • Baker Creek Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Ketchum Bike Park: 23.4 mi
  • Rotary Park: 23.5 mi
  • Forest Service Park: 23.6 mi
  • Lions Park: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
  • Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Russian John Warm Spring: 21.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Atlanta Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
  • Greylock Hot Spring: 25.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 23.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sun Valley Museum of Art: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Sydney Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saviers PeakN 11°3,182.417 m20.2 mi
Norton PeakNNE 24°3,146 m17.1 mi
Vienna PeakN 352°3,116 m22.0 mi
Baker PeakNNE 31°3,098 m10.9 mi
Bromaghin PeakN 10°3,087 m20.7 mi
Smoky DomeWSW 248°3,076.956 m7.8 mi
Two Point MountainNNW 327°3,061 m16.7 mi
Big PeakNNE 19°3,049 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1419:52
June solstice05:5920:4121:25
September equinox07:2719:0119:38
December solstice08:1016:1917:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182231425158676657453119
Precip in2.11.51.61.11.60.90.40.40.71.01.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield RS, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663869

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