Wagon Butte
Wagon Butte rises to 1,507 m in Idaho. Blizzard Mountain stands 2,839 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Spud Butte, a peak 3.8 miles away. Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,507 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
63 named places within 25 miles
- Spud Butte: 3.8 mi
- Broken Top Butte: 5.6 mi
- Sand Butte: 6.7 mi
- Laidlaw Butte: 6.8 mi
- Corral Butte: 9.2 mi
- Snowdrift Crater: 14.7 mi
- Bridge of the Moon: 18.2 mi
- Lava Trees: 19.1 mi
- Bridge of Tears: 21.3 mi
- Natural Arch: 21.8 mi
- North Queens Crown Springs: 10.8 mi
- Strode Spring: 10.9 mi
- Lava Point: 12.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wagon 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 | 20.2 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,466 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NW 313° | 2,431 m | 21.3 mi |
| Black Cap | NNE 23° | 2,294 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | N 2° | 2,232 m | 13.2 mi |
| Stinson Hill | NNW 348° | 2,028 m | 15.0 mi |
| Big Cinder Butte | NE 44° | 1,986 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sunset Cone | NE 34° | 1,947 m | 20.6 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 | 17:03 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 375710 — Wagon Butte, Blaine County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653305
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